General Rate Act 1967

10 (1) Where an undertaking for the supply of water, not being a statutory water undertaking—

(a) is acquired by statutory water undertakers, with or without a statutory water undertaking being acquired by them at the same time, or is merged with one or more undertakings for the supply of water of which at least one is a statutory water undertaking; or

(b) becomes a statutory water undertaking,

the Minister may by order direct that paragraph 9 of this Schedule if not otherwise applicable shall apply, but subject to such modifications as may be specified in the order, and if otherwise applicable shall apply subject to such modifications as may be so specified, or the Minister may by order direct that hereditaments occupied for the purposes of the acquiring undertakers, the undertaking created by the merger or the new statutory undertaking, as the case may be, shall be valued for rating purposes in such other manner as may be specified by the order.

(2) An order under this paragraph providing for valuation in any such other manner as aforesaid may apply, restrict or modify the provisions of Part V of this Act relating to proposals for alterations of valuation lists and to appeals in connection with such lists and to the withholding of rates where proposals are pending.

(3) An order under this paragraph may be made with respect to undertakings generally or any specified description of undertakings, or with respect to a particular undertaking, and may make different provision for hereditaments of different descriptions.

(4) Any order under this paragraph shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.