Supplementary
I127Special introductory provision
1
The chargeable period of a BRS must not begin before 1 April 2010.
2
A levying authority may impose a BRS for the purpose of raising money for expenditure on a project beginning before the commencement of section 1 only if—
a
the levying authority's area is in England, and
b
the chargeable period of the BRS begins on or before 1 April 2012.
3
Any guidance given by the Secretary of State in anticipation of the passing of this Act or the commencement of a provision of this Act (“pre-commencement guidance”) may be relied on—
a
for the purpose of imposing a BRS in reliance on subsection (2), and
b
in the case of a BRS imposed in reliance on that subsection.
4
Pre-commencement guidance is to be treated as given by the Secretary of State under section 26.
5
Anything done in anticipation of the passing of this Act or the commencement of a provision of this Act is, in so far as it is done in reliance on and in accordance with pre-commencement guidance, to be treated as done in accordance with this Act.
6
Sections 3(1)(b), 7(1) and 10(7) do not apply to a BRS that the Greater London Authority proposes to impose, or imposes, in reliance on subsection (2) if the chargeable period of the BRS begins on or before 1 April 2011.
7
The Secretary of State may by regulations make other provision about—
a
the exercise by the Greater London Authority of the power to impose a BRS in reliance on subsection (2);
b
the operation of this Act in relation to a BRS imposed by the Authority in reliance on that subsection.
8
The regulations may, in particular—
a
confer or impose a function (which may include the exercise of a discretion) on the Greater London Authority, a lower-tier authority in relation to it or a functional body;
b
disapply a provision of this Act;
c
apply a provision of this Act with modifications.