Non-Domestic Rating Act 1992

Supplemental

6Financial provisions

There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under the 1988 Act.

7Subordinate legislation

Regulations or orders may be made under any provision of the 1988 Act for the purposes of giving effect to, or in consequence of, any provision of this Act; and any such regulations or orders (including in particular regulations under paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 to that Act) may have retrospective effect.

8Effect of certain modifications

(1)Any provision of this Act that an enactment shall have effect with modifications shall be taken, if the context so requires, to include provision that the enactment shall be deemed always to have had effect with those modifications.

(2)Where at any time before the commencement of section 1, 2 or 3 above a person’s right to pay any non-domestic rates by instalments has been forfeited in pursuance of—

(a)regulation 8 (failure to pay instalments) of the [S.I. 1989/1058.] Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Local Lists) Regulations 1989; or

(b)regulation 8 (failure to pay instalments) of the [S.I. 1989/2260.] Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Central Lists) Regulations 1989,

nothing in that section as read with subsection (1) above shall be taken as reviving that right.

9Interpretation

In this Act—

• “the 1988 Act” means the [1988 c. 41.] Local Government Finance Act 1988;

• “enactment” includes an enactment comprised in any regulations or order made under the 1988 Act;

• “financial year” has the same meaning as in that Act;

• “transitional day” has the same meaning as in Schedule 7A to that Act.

10Short title, commencement and extent

(1)This Act may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating Act 1992.

(2)This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed for different provisions or for different purposes.

(3)This Act extends to England and Wales only.