Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 143(8) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

2000 No.

RATING AND VALUATION, ENGLAND

The Gas Industry (Rateable Values) (England) Order 2000

Made2000

Coming into force

for all purposes other than those of article 42000

for the purposes of article 41st April 2000

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 143(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 6 to, the Local Government Finance Act 19881, hereby makes the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament:

Citation, commencement and extent1

This Order, which extends to England only, may be cited as the Gas Industry (Rateable Values) (England) Order 2000 and shall come into force—

a

for all purposes other than those of article 4, on the day after the day on which it is made; and

b

for the purposes of article 4, on 1st April 2000.

Interpretation2

In this Order—

“the Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1988;
“BG Transco plc” means the company bearing that name on 1st January 2000;
“the central list” means the central non-domestic rating list for England2;
“year” means a chargeable financial year.

Rateable values3

In the case of the class of non-domestic hereditaments occupied (or, if not occupied, owned) by BG Transco plc and required by virtue of regulation 4 of and Part 3 of the Schedule to the Central Rating Lists (England) Regulations 20003 to be shown in the central list, paragraphs 2 to 2C of Schedule 6 of the Act4 shall not apply in any year for which the central list compiled on 1st April 2000 has effect, and the rateable value of that class of hereditaments in any year during which that central list is in force shall be £430,454,000.

Revocations and savings4

1

Subject to paragraph (2), the following are hereby revoked—

a

the British Gas plc (Rateable Values) Order 19945

b

the Gas Act 1995 (Rateable Values) (Modification) Order 19976; and

c

the British Gas plc (Rateable Values) (Amendment) Order 19977

2

Without prejudice to section 16(1) of the Interpretation Act 19788, the provisions of the Orders mentioned in paragraph (1) shall continue to have effect for the purposes of, and for purposes connected with—

a

any alteration of a central list compiled before 1st April 2000; or

b

any provision made by regulations under section 589 (special provision for 1995 onwards) of the Act as to the chargeable amount as regards a hereditament for a relevant period as defined in that section.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Minister of State,Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions2000

(This note is not part of the Order)

Under paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 6 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988, the Secretary of State may by order provide that a non-domestic hereditament of a description shown in a central rating list is not to be valued for non-domestic rating on the basis set out in paragraphs 2 to 2C of that Schedule (that is to say, by reference to the rent a hypothetical tenant would pay for the hereditament on an annual basis), but that their rateable values shall be such as are specified in the order or determined in accordance with prescribed rules.

Article 3 prescribes the rateable value of the class of centrally listed hereditaments occupied or owned by BG Transco plc (formerly known as British Gas plc) for the period during which the central rating list compiled on 1st April 2000 has effect.

Article 4 of this order revokes, subject to certain savings, with effect from 1st April 2000, the British Gas (Rateable Values) Order 1994, which (as amended) applied in respect of years commencing on or after 1st April 1995.

This Order extends to England only.