Non-Domestic Rates (Scotland) Bill [AS AMENDED AT STAGE 2] CONTENTS Section ART 1 P VERVIEW OF ACT AND INTERPRETATION OF REFERENCES TO OTHER ACTS O 1 Overview of Act and interpretation of references to other Acts ART 2 P DMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF NON-DOMESTIC RATES A Valuation roll 2 Revaluation years 3 New or improved properties: mark in valuation roll 3A Power of Scottish Ministers to remove the exempt status of lands and heritages 4 Entering of parks in valuation roll 4A Entering of certain student accommodation in valuation roll 5 Discretion of local authority to determine whether lands and heritages are dwellings 5A Agreement as to valuation 5B Draft valuation roll and valuation notices 6 Valuation notices 7 Proposals to alter, and appeals against, valuation roll 8 Proposals and appeals: consequential modifications 8A Restriction on making complaints 8B Meaning of “material change of circumstances” Levying of rates 8C Levying of rates Reform of reliefs etc. 9 New or improved properties: rates relief 9A Contribution to net-zero emissions target: rates relief 9B Eligibility of certain public schools for rates relief 10 Charitable relief: independent schools 11 Power to reduce or remit rates for certain organisations: guidance 11A Unoccupied properties 12 Non-use or underuse of lands and heritages: notification Failure to pay instalments 13 Failure to pay instalments SP Bill 44A Session 5 (2019) ii Non-Domestic Rates (Scotland) Bill Electronic communications 13A Electronic communication of information 13B Procedure for regulations under section 13A ART 2A P ROCEDURE FOR POWER TO PRESCRIBE AMOUNT OF NON-DOMESTIC RATES P 13C Procedure for power to prescribe amount of non-domestic rates ART 3 P NFORMATION NOTICES AND NOTIFICATIONS OF CHANGES OF CIRCUMSTANCES I 14 Assessor information notices 15 Local authority information notices 16 Duty to notify changes of circumstances 17 Offences in relation to information notices and notifications under section 16 18 Civil penalties for failure to comply with assessor information notices 19 Penalties under section 18: appeals and enforcement 19A Payment of penalties into the Scottish Consolidated Fund 20 Civil penalties for failure to comply with local authority information notices and for failure to notify changes in circumstances 21 Penalties under section 20: appeals and enforcement 21A Penalties under section 20: enforcement 22 Sections 19 and 21: consequential modifications ART 4 P NTI-AVOIDANCE REGULATIONS A 23 Anti-avoidance regulations 24 Meaning of “advantage” 25 Non-domestic rates avoidance arrangements 26 Meaning of “artificial” 27 Procedure for anti-avoidance regulations ART 5 P INAL PROVISIONS F 28 Interpretation 29 Ancillary provision 30 Commencement 31 Short title Non-Domestic Rates (Scotland) Bill 1 Part 1—Overview of Act and interpretation of references to other Acts Amendments to the Bill since the previous version are indicated by sidelining in the right margin.