Part of Non-Domestic Rating Bill - Report – in the House of Lords at 5:00 pm on 19 September 2023.
The Earl of Lytton:
Moved by The Earl of Lytton
8: Clause 10, page 19, leave out lines 4 and 5 and insert—“(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), V must disclose the information to P if V considers it is reasonable to do so.”Member’s explanatory statementThis is to reinforce the need for a reciprocal duty of disclosure on the VO by making disclosure mandatory save for the exceptions in sub-paragraph (4).
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