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Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Act 2018 mentioned

Secondary Legislation
Council Tax (Prescribed Classes of Dwellings and Consequential Amendments) (England) Regulations 2024 Section 11(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14, “the Act”) makes provision for council tax discounts of 50% in relation to empty homes. Section 11A of the Act provides for the discounts on empty homes to be reduced in relation to classes of dwellings prescribed by the Secretary of State. Section 11B of the Act was inserted by the Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17) and amended by the Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Act 2018 (c. 25) and the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55). Section 11B makes provision for billing authorities to charge a discretionary premium in relation to dwellings empty for at least one year (commonly known as an “empty homes premium”), subject to classes of exceptions prescribed by the Secretary of State. Section 11C of the Act (inserted by the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023) provides for billing authorities to charge a discretionary premium on dwellings occupied periodically (commonly known as a “second homes premium”), subject to such classes of exceptions as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State under section 11D. Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Made negative Laid: Tuesday 8th October - In Force: 1 Nov 2024 Found: Section 11B of the Act was inserted by the Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c. 17) and amended by the Rating
Barnsley and Sheffield (Boundary Change) Order 2024 This Order gives effect to a recommendation by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for the making of a change to the boundary between the borough of Barnsley and the city of Sheffield in the county of South Yorkshire. Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Draft affirmative Laid: Monday 7th October - In Force: Not stated Found: Section 11B(1) was amended and section 11B(1A) to (1C) was inserted by section 2(2) and (3) of the Rating

Draft Secondary Legislation

The Barnsley and Sheffield (Boundary Change) Order 2024 This Order gives effect to a recommendation by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for the making of a change to the boundary between the borough of Barnsley and the city of Sheffield in the county of South Yorkshire. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Found: Section 11B(1) was amended and section 11B(1A) to (1C) was inserted by section 2(2) and (3) of the Rating