Counter-Inflation (Business Rents) Order 1972
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1972/1850 |
| Year | 1972 |
1972 No. 1850
COUNTER-INFLATION
The Counter-Inflation (Business Rents) Order 19721stDecember 1972
1stDecember 1972
1stDecember 1972
The Secretary of State for the Environment (as respects England, except Monmouthshire) the Secretary of State for Wales (as respects Wales and Monmouthshire) and the Secretary of State for Scotland (as respects Scotland), in exercise of their powers under sections 2(4) and 10(2) of and paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of the Schedule to the Counter-Inflation (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972(a) hereby make the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Counter-Inflation (Business Rents) Order 1972 and shall come into operation on 1st December 1972.
Interpretation
2.—(1) The Interpretation Act 1889(b) shall apply for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
(2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—
" agriculture " has the same meaning as in the Agricultural Holdings Act 1948(c) (as respects England and Wales) and the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949(d) (as respects Scotland) ;
" business tenancy " means any tenancy where the property comprised in the tenancy is or includes premises which are occupied by the tenant and are so occupied for the purposes of a business carried on by him or for those and other purposes but does not include a tenancy of or a right to occupy land used for agriculture ;
" business " includes a trade, profession or employment and includes any activity carried on by a body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate ;
" rent " means the rent payable under a business tenancy, and includes the amount of any premium rateably apportioned over the period of the tenancy, but excludes any sums payable by the tenant in respect of rates, services, repairs, maintenance or insurance ;
" standard rate " in relation to any premises means—
(i) where a business tenancy was subsisting on 5th November 1972 the rate at which rent was payable (whether or not then determined as to amount) under that tenancy at that date ;
(a) 1972 c. 74.
(b) 1889 c. 63.
(c) 1948 c. 63.
(d) 1949 c. 75.
(ii) where there was no business tenancy subsisting on 5th November 1972 but a business tenancy had subsisted in respect of the premises on or after 5th November 1971, the rate at which rent was payable at the date upon which such tenancy or, where there were successive tenancies, the last such tenancy came to an end ;
" the standstill period " means the period during which section 2 of the Counter-Inflation (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972 remains in force after this Order has come into operation.
(3) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, references to...
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