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Business Rate Supplements Bill

Business Rate Supplements Bill
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Communities and
Local Government and the Welsh Assembly Government, are published separately as
Bill 2—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Secretary Hazel Blears has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Business Rate Supplements Bill are compatible with
the Convention rights.
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Business Rate Supplements Bill
Contents
Power to impose business rate supplements
1    Power to impose a BRS
2    Levying authorities
3    Use of money raised by a BRS
Involvement of ratepayers, etc.
4    Conditions for imposing a BRS
5    Prospectus
6    Consultation
7    Holding of ballot
8    Approval by ballot
9    Regulations about ballots
10    Variations
Liability to business rate supplements
11    Liability of non-domestic ratepayers
12    Rateable value condition
13    Chargeable amount
14    Chargeable amount: supplementary
15    BRS relief
16    Interaction with BID levy
17    Regulations to deal with joint ownership, joint occupation or death
Administration of business rate supplements
18    Notice to billing authorities before start of financial year
19    Notice to billing authorities during financial year
20    Calculations for financial year
21    Collection and enforcement
22    Administrative expenses
23    Accounting
Intervention by appropriate national authority
24    Power to cancel a BRS
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Business Rate Supplements Bill ii
Supplementary
25    Provision of information
26    Guidance
27    Special introductory provision
28    Power to make consequential provision
29    Regulations etc.
General
30    Interpretation
31    Crown application
32    Commencement, extent and short title
Schedule 1   —    Information to be included in a prospectus for a BRS
Schedule 2   —    Accounting

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