The Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Central Lists) (Amendment) Regulations 1991

Statutory Instruments

1991 No. 723

RATING AND VALUATION

The Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Central Lists) (Amendment)Regulations 1991

Made

18th March 1991

Laid before Parliament

20th March 1991

Coming into force

10th April 1991

The Secretary of State for the Environment as respects England andthe Secretary of State for Wales as respects Wales, in exercise of thepowers conferred on them by sections 53(5), 55(2) and (6) and 146(6) ofthe Local Government Finance Act 1988(1), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf,hereby make the following Regulations:

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating(Alteration of Central Lists) (Amendment) Regulations 1991 and shallcome into force on 10th April 1991.

2.  For regulation 19 of the Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Listsand Appeals) Regulations 1990(2) there shall be substituted—

“Designated hereditaments

19.— (1) The central valuation officer shall from time to time alter eachlist, whether prospectively or retrospectively, to conformwith—

(a) regulations under section 53 (contents of central lists) of the Act,and

(b) subject to paragraph (2), relevant orders.

(2) If at any time it appears to the central valuation officer that arelevant calculation is likely to result in an alteration, he may alterthe list to give effect to the rateable value which in his opinion thatcalculation will produce.

(3) An alteration under paragraph (2) shall have effect from the dayfrom which the alteration to give effect to the rateable value producedby the relevant calculation would have effect in pursuance of therelevant order.

(4) For the purposes of this regulation—

a“relevant calculation” is a calculation falling to be made in respect of a description ofdesignated hereditaments in pursuance of a relevant order, and

a“relevant order” is an order under paragraph 3(2) (prescribed rateable values) ofSchedule 6 to the Act.”.

3.  Regulation 4(1)(c) of the Central Rating Lists Regulations(3) shall be amended by the substitution for the words“had effect” of the words“has effect”.

Michael Heseltine

Secretary of State for the Environment

18th March 1991

David Hunt

Secretary of State for Wales

18th March 1991

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends the Non-Domestic Rating(Alteration of Lists and Appeals) Regulations 1990 to secure that thecentral valuation officer may in appropriate cases alter the centralvaluation lists for England and Wales in anticipation of a change in arateable value in pursuance of an order of the Secretary of State.

Regulation 3 makes a consequential amendment of the Central RatingLists Regulations 1990.

(1)

1988 c. 41. Section 53 is amended by paragraph 29, andsection 55 by paragraph 30, of Schedule 5 to the Local Government andHousing Act 1989 (c. 42).

(2)

S.I. 1990/582, to which there are amendments notrelevant to these Regulations.

(3)

S.I. 1989/2263, to which there are amendments notrelevant to these Regulations.