Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Non-�Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st March 1994.

(2) In these Regulations, "the principal Regulations" means the Non-�Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (Wales) Regulations 1993(3).

(3) Expressions used in these Regulations which are also used in the principal Regulations shall have the same meaning as in those Regulations.

Application of Regulations

2.-(1) These Regulations apply in relation to demand notices issued by a billing authority(4) which-�

(a)relate to the financial year beginning on 1st April 1994, and

(b)are issued on or after 1st March 1994.

(2) The principal Regulations shall have effect in relation to demand notices to which these Regulations apply, with the amendment prescribed in regulation 3.

Amendment of Regulations

3.-(1) In paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations, for the words from "For some properties transitional arrangements will continue" to "bills may increase each year.", there are substituted the words-�

• "For 1994/95 the annual increase in rates will not normally be more than 7.5% (plus inflation) on small properties or 10% (plus inflation) on larger properties. Small properties are those with rateable values of less than £10,000 on 1 April 1990. For occupiers of composite (partly domestic and partly non-�domestic) properties where the non-�domestic element has a rateable value of less than £10,000, the annual increase will be limited to the rate of inflation (1.8%). The rate of inflation means the year-�on-�year increase in the September retail price index."

(2) In paragraph 1 of Part II of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations, for the words from "Ar gyfer rhai eiddo" to "yn y biliau bob blwyddyn.", there are substituted the words-�

• "Ar gyfer 1994/95 ni fydd y codiad blynyddol yn y trethi fel rheol yn fwy na 7.5% (a chwyddiant) ar eiddo bach neu 10% (a chwyddiant) ar eiddo mwy. Eiddo bach yw eiddo gyda gwerth trethiannol o lai na £10,000 ar 1 Ebrill 1990. Yn achos deiliad eiddo cyfansawdd (rhannol ddomestig a rhannol annomestig) lle bo gan y rhan annomestig werth trethiannol llai na £10,000, cyfyngir y codiad blynyddol i gyfradd chwyddiant (1.8%). Ystyr cyfradd chwyddiant yw'r cynnydd blynyddol yn y mynegai prisiau adwerthu ym mis Medi."

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Non-�Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (Wales) Regulations 1993.

The Regulations are consequential on the Non-�Domestic Rating Act 1994 ("the 1994 Act"). Section 1 of that Act provides for the limiting of rate increases in the financial year 1994/95 for those moving to higher rate bills under the transitional arrangements.

The effect of the amendments made by these Regulations, which apply in relation to rate demand notices for the financial year 1994/95, is to require each Welsh billing authority to supply with its rate demand notices, explanatory information which takes account of the changes to the transitional arrangements made by the 1994 Act.