The Non-Domestic Rating (Rural Settlements) (Wales) Order 1998

• Citation: S.I. 1998/2963
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Rural Settlements) (Wales) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 31st December 1998.

(2) In this Order “the 1988 Act ” means the Local Government Finance Act 1988.

Section 2 Designation of rural areas

The areas mentioned in the Schedule to this Order are designated as rural areas for the purposes of section 42A (rural settlement list) of the 1988 Act.

Section 3 Rateable value limits

In relation to a hereditament shown in the local non-domestic rating list of a Welsh billing authority–

(a) £5,000 is the amount prescribed as the maximum amount of rateable value for the purposes of section 43(6B)(b) (mandatory relief for qualifying general stores and post offices) of the 1988 Act; and

(b) £10,000 is the amount prescribed as the maximum amount of rateable value for the purposes of section 47(3A)(b) (discretionary rate relief in rural areas) of the 1988 Act.

Section 4 Revocation

The Non-Domestic Rating (Rural Settlements) (Wales) Order 1997 is hereby revoked.