Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023

Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023[a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to make provision about non-domestic rating.
Citation2023 c. 53
Introduced byMichael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (Commons)
The Baroness Scott of Bybrook, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Faith and Communities (Lords)
Territorial extent 
[b]
Dates
Royal assent26 October 2023
Commencementvarious[c]
Other legislation
Amends
Repeals/revokes
  • Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Act 2001
  • Rating (Empty Properties) Act 2007
  • Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Act 2018
  • Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services) Act 2019
  • Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Act 2021
Amended by
  • Local Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024
Status: Amended
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023 (c. 53) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The act's aim is to reform the business rates system in England and Wales and reduce business rates for smaller businesses. It was in the government's plans for tackling high prices and which mechanisms were put in place.[1]

Parliamentary passage

The bill for the act was introduced to the House of Commons by Michael Gove on 11 May 2022 and had its third reading in the House of Lords, after being introduced by Baroness Scott of Bybrook, on 13 June 2023. The act was agreed to in its final form during the wash-up period leading up to the 2023 prorogation of Parliament on 25 October 2023 and received royal assent on 26 October 2023.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Section 20.
  2. ↑ Section 18.
  3. ↑ Section 19.

References

  1. ↑ "2023 Non-Domestic Rating list". GOV.UK. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Parliamentary Bills - Non Domestic Rating Act 2023 - Stages".
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