1. This Order may be cited as the Electricity Lands and Generators (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Variation Order 2002 and shall come into force on 31st March 2002 but shall have effect as from 1st April 2001(1).
2. The Electricity Lands (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 2000(2) is varied in accordance with articles 3 to 16.
3. In article 2(1)–
(a)in the definition of “a Company”–
(i)the word “or” at the end of sub–paragraph (ii) and the word “and” at the end of sub–paragraph (iii) shall be omitted;
(ii)after sub-paragraph (a)(iii), there shall be inserted–
“(iv)Scottish Power Generation Limited; or
(v)SSE Generation Limited;”; and
(iii)for sub paragraph (b) there shall be substituted–
“(b)for the purposes of article 3(1)(b) and Part III of this Order means–
(i)Scottish Power UK plc;
(ii)Scottish and Southern Energy plc;
(iii)SP Distribution Limited;
(iv)Scottish Hydro-Electric Power Distribution Limited; or
(v)SP Power Systems Limited; and
(c)for the purposes of article 3(1)(c) and Part IV of this Order means–
(i)Scottish Power UK plc;
(ii)Scottish and Southern Energy plc;
(iii)SP Transmission Limited; or
(iv)Scottish Hydro-Electric Transmission Limited;”; and
(b)after the definition of “generating plant” there shall be inserted–
““predecessor company” for the purposes of articles 5(2), 8(2) and 11(2) means Scottish Power UK plc or Scottish and Southern Energy plc as the case may be;”.
4. In article 4–
(a)for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted–
“(a)for the financial year 2001–02, is hereby prescribed as £71,987,000;”; and
(b)in paragraph (b) for “four” there shall be substituted “three”.
5. In article 5–
(a)in paragraph (1) for sub–paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted–
“(a)£ 27,846,000 in respect of generation lands occupied by Scottish Power UK plc or, as the case may be, Scottish Power Generation Limited;
(b)£19,131,000 in respect of generation lands occupied by Scottish and Southern Energy plc or, as the case may be, SSE Generation Limited; and;”; and
(b)in paragraph (2)–
(i)for “four financial years following the financial year 2000–01” there shall be substituted “three financial years following the financial year 2001–02”;
(ii)in the description of “A” for the purposes of the formula after “that Company” there shall be inserted “or its predecessor company”; and
(iii)in the description of “B” for the purposes of the formula after “that Company” there shall be inserted “or its predecessor company”.
6. In article 6–
(a)for “2000–01 and the four” there shall be substituted “2001–02 and the three”;
(b)in paragraph (a), after the words “Scottish Power UK plc” in each place they occur, there shall be inserted “or, as the case may be, Scottish Power Generation Limited”; and
(c)in paragraph (b), after the words “Scottish and Southern Energy plc” in each place they occur, there shall be inserted “or, as the case may be, SSE Generation Limited”.
7. In article 7–
(a)for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted–
“(a)for the financial year 2001–02 is hereby prescribed as £73,173,120;”; and
(b)in paragraph (b) for “four” there shall be substituted “three”.
8. In article 8–
(a)in paragraph (1) for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted–
“(a)£53,590,545 in respect of the distribution lands occupied by Scottish Power UK plc or, as the case may be, SP Distribution Limited or SP Power Systems Limited; and
(b)£19,582,575 in respect of Scottish and Southern Energy plc or, as the case may be, Scottish Hydro-Electric Power Distribution Limited.”; and
(b)in paragraph (2)–
(i)for “four financial years following the financial year 2000–01” there shall be substituted “three financial years following the financial year 2001–02”;
(ii)in the description “A” for the purposes of the formula after “that Company” there shall be inserted “or its predecessor company”; and
(iii)in the description “B” for the purposes of the formula after “that Company” there shall be inserted “or its predecessor company”.
9. In article 9–
(a)for “2000–01 and the four” there shall be substituted “2001–02 and the three”;
(b)in paragraph (a), after the words “Scottish Power UK plc” in each place they occur, there shall be inserted “or, as the case may be, SP Distribution Limited or SP Power Systems Limited”; and
(c)in paragraph (b), after the words “Scottish and Southern Energy plc” in each place they occur, there shall be inserted “or, as the case may be, Scottish Hydro-Electric Power Distribution Limited”.
10. In article 10–
(a)for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted–
“(a)for the financial year 2001–02, is hereby prescribed as £33,942,360;”; and
(b)in paragraph (b) for “four” there shall be substituted “three”.
11. In article 11–
(a)in paragraph (1), for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted–
“(a)£26,911,234 in respect of transmission lands occupied by Scottish Power UK plc or, as the case may be, SP Transmission Limited; and
(b)£7,031,126 in respect of transmission lands occupied by Scottish and Southern Energy Limited or, as the case may be, Scottish Hydro-Electric Transmission Limited.”; and
(b)in paragraph (2)–
(i)for “four financial years following the financial year 2000–01” there shall be substituted “three financial years following the financial year 2001–02”;
(ii)in the description of “A” for the purposes of the formula after “that Company” there shall be inserted “or its predecessor company”; and
(iii)in the description of “B” for the purposes of the formula after “that Company” there shall be inserted “or its predecessor company”.
12. In article 12–
(a)for “2000–01 and the four” there shall be substituted “2001–02 and the three”;
(b)in paragraph (a), after the words “Scottish Power UK plc” in each place they occur, there shall be inserted “or, as the case may be, SP Transmission Limited”; and
(c)in paragraph (b), after the words “Scottish and Southern Energy plc” in each place they occur, there shall be inserted “or, as the case may be, Scottish Hydro-Electric Transmission Limited”.
13. In article 15 paragraph (3) is omitted.
14. In Schedule 1–
(a)in the heading for “2000–01 to 2004–05” there shall be substituted “2001–02 to 2004 05”;
(b)in column 2, after “Scottish Power UK plc”, there shall be inserted “or, as the case may be, Scottish Power Generation Limited”; and
(c)in column 3, after “Scottish and Southern Energy plc”, there shall be inserted “or, as the case may be, SSE Generation Limited”.
15. In Schedule 2–
(a)in the heading for “2000–01 to 2004–05” there shall be substituted “2001–02 to 2004–05”;
(b)in column 2, after “Scottish Power UK plc”, there shall be inserted “or, as the case may be, SP Distribution Limited or SP Power Systems Limited”; and
(c)in column 3, after “Scottish and Southern Energy plc”, there shall be inserted “or, as the case may be, Scottish Hydro-Electric Power Distribution Limited”.
16. In Schedule 3–
(a)in the heading for “2000–01 to 2004–05” there shall be substituted “2001–02 to 2004–05”;
(b)in column 2, after “Scottish Power UK plc”, there shall be inserted “or, as the case may be, SP Transmission Limited”; and
(c)in column 3, after “Scottish and Southern Energy plc”, there shall be inserted “or, as the case may be, Scottish Hydro-Electric Transmission Limited”.
17. In article 2(1) of the Electricity Generators (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 2000(3), in the definition of “Scottish electricity company”, the word “and” at the end of paragraph (c) shall be omitted and after paragraph (c) there shall be inserted–
“or
(d)Scottish Power Generation Limited; or
(e)SSE Generation Limited; and”.
18. Section 2(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975(4) shall be amended by substituting for paragraph (ff) the following paragraph:–
“(ff)by entering therein, in relation to Scottish Power UK plc, Scottish and Southern Energy plc, British Energy Generation (UK) Limited, SP Generation Limited, SSE Generation Limited, SP Distribution Limited, Scottish Hydro-Electric Power Distribution Limited, SP Transmission Limited, Scottish Hydro-Electric Transmission Limited or Scottish Power Systems Limited as the case may be, any lands and heritages with one of the classes of lands and heritages prescribed in the 2000 Order together with the rateable values determined and apportioned in accordance with that Order;”.
19. The amendment made at article 18 above is in relation to the valuation of the lands and heritages prescribed for the purposes of section 6(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 in article 3 of the Electricity Lands (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 2002 for the financial year 2001–2002 and the three following financial years.
ANDREW P KERR
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
22nd March 2002