Business Rate Supplements Act 2009
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The Business Rate Supplements Act 2009 (c 7) is an Act
of the Parliament
of the United Kingdom
. It creates a power to impose business rate supplements. It gives effect to the proposals contained in the command paper
"Business rate supplements: a White Paper" (Cm 7230).
Sections 28 to 32 came into force on 2 July 2009. The rest of the Act, except for section 16(5) and Schedule 2, came into force, in England
, on 19 August 2009.
Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
of the Parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It creates a power to impose business rate supplements. It gives effect to the proposals contained in the command paper
Command paper
A command paper is a document issued by the British government and presented to Parliament. White papers, green papers, treaties, reports from Royal Commissions and various government bodies can all be released as command papers, so-called because they are presented to Parliament formally 'By Her...
"Business rate supplements: a White Paper" (Cm 7230).
Sections 28 to 32 came into force on 2 July 2009. The rest of the Act, except for section 16(5) and Schedule 2, came into force, in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, on 19 August 2009.
External links
- The Business Rate Supplements Act 2009, as amended from the National Archives.
- The Business Rate Supplements Act 2009, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
- Explanatory notes to the Business Rate Supplements Act 2009.