General Rate Act 1967
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to rating and valuation in England and Wales. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 1967 c. 9 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 22 March 1967 |
| Commencement | 1 April 1967[c] |
| Repealed | 1 April 1990 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Local Government Finance Act 1988 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The General Rate Act 1967 (c. 9) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to rating and valuation in England and Wales.[1]
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 117(1) of the act repealed 35 enactments and 7 instruments, listed in parts I and II of schedule 14 to the act, respectively.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 43 Eliz. 1. c. 2 | Poor Relief Act 1601 | The whole act. |
| 17 Geo. 2. c. 38 | Poor Relief Act 1743 | The whole act. |
| 41 Geo. 3. c. 23 | Poor Rate Act 1801 | The whole act. |
| 5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 50 | Highway Act 1835 | Sections 27 and 33. |
| In section 105, the words "by any rate made under or in pursuance of this Act, or", the words "to the surveyor or surveyors, or", the words "rate shall have been made or", and the words "the making of any rate or". | ||
| Section 106. | ||
| In section 107, the words "rate, nor any". | ||
| 32 & 33 Vict. c. 41[d] | Poor Rate Assessment and Collection Act 1869 | The whole act. |
| 37 & 38 Vict. c. 54 | Rating Act 1874 | The whole act. |
| 52 & 53 Vict. c. 27 | Advertising Stations (Rating) Act 1889 | The whole act. |
| 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 90 | Rating and Valuation Act 1925 | The whole act except sections 2(7), 9(1), 10, 48, 49, 52, 54 and 62(3) and schedules 6 and 7. |
| Section 2(7) from "The assessment" onwards. | ||
| 18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 8 | Rating and Valuation Act 1928 | The whole act. |
| 18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 44 | Rating and Valuation (Apportionment) Act 1928 | The whole act. |
| 19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 17 | Local Government Act 1929 | Sections 67, 71, 72 and 84. |
| 23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 51 | Local Government Act 1933 | Sections 186, 189, 192(1) and 193(7). |
| 1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 65 | Rating and Valuation (Air-Raid Works) Act 1938 | The whole act. |
| 2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 31 | Civil Defence Act 1939 | Section 69. |
| 11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 26 | Local Government Act 1948 | Sections 33, 34, 39 to 48, 49(1), 50 to 53, 55(1), 56, 57(1), 58, 59(2), 60, 61, 63, 64, 66, 67, 69 to 71, 85(1), 86, 87(1), 88(2), 91, 94(2) to (4), 100(1) and (2), 102, 109, 110, 120(3) and 121(4). |
| In section 121(5) the words "and the provisions of section nine of the Rating and Valuation Act 1925". | ||
| In section 121(7) the words "notwithstanding subsection (2) of section nine of the Rating and Valuation Act 1925". | ||
| In section 141(1) the words "or Part V". | ||
| Section 143(1)(a). | ||
| Section 144(4) from "Provided that" onwards. | ||
| Section 144(9). | ||
| In schedule 1, paragraphs 1 and 3. | ||
| 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 42 | Lands Tribunal Act 1949 | In section 1(3)(e) the words "forty-nine". |
| 1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 42 | Valuation for Rating Act 1953 | The whole act. |
| 4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 9 | Rating and Valuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1955 | The whole act except sections 11 and 17. |
| 5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 17 | Rating and Valuation Act 1957 | The whole act. |
| 5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 48 | Electricity Act 1957 | Part II of schedule 4 so far as it amends the Local Government Act 1948. |
| 6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 55 | Local Government Act 1958 | Sections 9 to 15 and schedule 2. |
| In schedule 8, paragraphs 22 to 26, paragraph 33, and in paragraph 35 the words "23 to" and the words from "except" onwards. | ||
| 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 25 | Highways Act 1959 | Section 301. |
| 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 36 | Rating and Valuation Act 1959 | The whole act. |
| 8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 12 | Distress for Rates Act 1960 | The whole act. |
| 8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. xxxvi | City of London (Various Powers) Act 1960 | Section 35. |
| Section 36(2) so far as it relates to the Poor Relief Act 1743 or the Poor Rate Assessment and Collection Act 1869. | ||
| 9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 45 | Rating and Valuation Act 1961 | The whole act except sections 12(6) and 29(3) and (4). |
| 10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 46 | Transport Act 1962 | Section 66. |
| 10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 58 | Pipe-lines Act 1962 | Section 41. |
| 1963 c. 33 | London Government Act 1963 | Section 63(1). |
| Section 63(2) from "being" onwards. | ||
| Schedule 15 except paragraphs 5(1), 6, 10, 18 and 21. | ||
| 1963 c. 38 | Water Resources Act 1963 | Section 122. |
| 1964 c. 42 | Administration of Justice Act 1964 | Paragraph 26 of schedule 3. |
| 1965 c. 36 | Gas Act 1965 | Section 3. |
| 1965 c. 56 | Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 | Section 27(5). |
| 1966 c. 9 | Rating Act 1966 | Section 1. |
| Sections 3 to 8. | ||
| Section 10(2)(a). | ||
| Section 11(1) except for the definitions of "gross rate income", "the Minister", "rate", "rating authority" and "year". | ||
| Section 11(2). | ||
| 1966 c. 42 | Local Government Act 1966 | Sections 6, 16 to 26. |
| In section 40(3), the figures "24". | ||
| Section 43(2)(c). | ||
| Schedules 2 and 4. | ||
| In schedule 5, paragraph 3. | ||
| In schedule 6, part III. |
| Citation | Title | Extent of revocation |
|---|---|---|
| SI 1962/1687 | Gas Boards (Rateable Values) Order 1962 | The whole order. |
| SI 1962/1688 | Electricity Boards (Rateable Values) Order 1962 | The whole order. |
| SI 1962/2016 | Rating of Owners Order 1962 | The whole order. |
| SI 1963/1361 | Rating (Charitable Institutions) Order 1963 | The whole order. |
| SI 1964/254 | Transport Boards (Adjustment of Payments) Order 1964 | Article 4. |
| SI 1965/1726 | Rating (Charitable Institutions) Order 1965 | The whole order. |
| SI 1966/198 | Rating (Charitable Institutions) Order 1966 | The whole order. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 117(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988, which came into force on 1 April 1990.[3]
Notes
- ^ Section 119(1).
- ^ Section 119(2) and (3).
- ^ Section 119(4).
- ^ Incorrectly cited as "33 & 34 Vict. c. 41" in the act.
References
- ^ Ryde, G. A. (1976). Ryde on Rating (13th ed.). London: Butterworths.
- ^ "General Rate Act 1967", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1967 c. 9
- ^ "Local Government Finance Act 1988", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1988 c. 41
External links
- Text of the General Rate Act 1967 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.