The Non-Domestic Rating (Multiple Moorings) Regulations 1992

Information for owners

4.—(1) A valuation officer who–

(a) makes such a determination as is mentioned in regulation 2; and

(b) compiles or alters a local non-domestic rating list so as to show as a single hereditament property which, but for the determination, would have been shown in the list as two or more hereditaments,

shall supply to the owner of the relevant hereditament the information referred to in paragraph (2).

(2) The information is–

(a) a copy of the information shown in the list in respect of the relevant hereditament; and

(b) if it is not apparent from the information provided under sub-paragraph (a), a statement of the number of moorings which are not domestic property(1)and which comprise or are included in the relevant hereditament; and

(c) a statement of the amount of the part of the rateable value of the relevant hereditament which, in the opinion of the valuation officer, is attributable to those moorings.

(3) Information required to be given by paragraph (1) shall be supplied within the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the list was compiled or altered, as the case may be.

(4) Where it appears to a valuation officer that information supplied in accordance with paragraph (1) is no longer accurate but no alteration of the local non-domestic rating list is required, he shall supply to the owner of the relevant hereditament a statement of the matters referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) of paragraph (2) as soon as reasonably practicable.

(5) In this regulation and regulation 5–

(a) references to the owner of a hereditament are to the person treated, in accordance with regulation 3, as being in occupation of it; and

(b) references to the relevant hereditament are references to the single heredita-ment to which the determination under regulation 2 relates.

(1)

See the definition in section 66(4) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988.