The Central Rating Lists Regulations 1989

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Central Rating Lists Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 28th December 1989.

(2) In these Regulations–

“designated person” means any person designated by regulation 2;

any reference to a hereditament is to a non-domestic hereditament;

any reference to a company by name is a reference to the company registered by or bearing that name at the date of these Regulations; and

any term used in the Schedule or Part of the Schedule has the meaning ascribed in that Schedule or Part.

Designation of persons and description of hereditaments

2.—(1) For the purposes of section 53(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988–

(a) there are hereby designated the persons named in the Schedule, and

(b) there are hereby prescribed in relation to each such person such a description of relevant hereditaments as is set out opposite the name of that person.

(2) Regulation 6 (cross-boundary hereditaments) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1989(1) shall not apply to any hereditament falling within any description in the Schedule.

Content of central rating lists

3.—(1) The central non-domestic rating list for England must show, for each day in each year for which that list is in force–

(a) the name of each person designated by regulation 2 and named in the Schedule, and

(b) against that name, each hereditament situated in England which on the day concerned is occupied (or, if unoccupied, owned) by that person, and which falls within any description prescribed in relation to that person by that regulation.

(2) The central non-domestic rating list for Wales must show, for each day in each year for which that list is in force–

(a) the name of each person designated by regulation 2 and named in Part 1, 3, or 5 of the Schedule, or under the heading I of Part 2, 4, 6 or 7 and

(b) against that name, each hereditament situated in Wales which on the day concerned is occupied (or, if unoccupied, owned) by that person, and which falls within any description prescribed in relation to that person by that regulation.

4.—(1) Each central list shall also show, against the name of each designated person–

(a) where the person is a registered company, its registered office, and in any other case the person’s principal place of business within the United Kingdom;

(b) where the person is a registered company, its registered number;

(c) the first day, if later than 1st April 1990, for which the rateable value shown in the list against the name of the designated person had effect.

(2) Each central list shall also show–

(a) where the list has been altered in pursuance of a direction by a tribunal, the name of the tribunal which gave the direction;

(b) the total of the rateable values shown in the list in accordance with section 53(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988.

Chris Patten

Secretary of State for the Environment

1st December 1989

Peter Walker

Secretary of State for Wales

3rd December 1989