PART IIIELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION

Interpretation7

1

In this Part—

  • Central Lists Regulations” means the Central Rating Lists (England) Regulations 20003;

  • “the central list” means the central non-domestic rating list for England compiled on 1st April 2000;

  • “class of hereditaments” means the hereditaments falling to be shown in the central list in relation to a designated person by virtue of regulation 4 of and Part 2 of the Schedule to the Central Lists Regulations4;

  • “designated person” means a person designated by regulation 3(1) of and named in Part 2 of the Schedule to the Central Lists Regulations;

  • “recalculation factor” in relation to a class of hereditaments means the factor determined in relation to that class in accordance with article 9 or 10, as the case may be;

  • “relevant year” means any year for which a rateable value falls to be determined in accordance with this Order and “relevant preceding year” means the year preceding a relevant year; and

  • “standard formula” in relation to a class of hereditaments means the formula

    T+U,math

    where—

    a

    T is the amount specified in the Schedule to this Order in relation to that class; and

    b

    U is the recalculation factor applicable to that class in respect of the relevant year.

2

Any reference in this Part to hereditaments occupied by a person includes a reference, in the case of unoccupied hereditaments, to hereditaments owned by that person, references to occupation being construed accordingly.

3

Any reference in this Part or in the Schedule to a designated person by name is to the company bearing that name on 1st January 2000.

Rateable values8

In the case of each class of hereditaments, paragraphs 2 to 2C of Schedule 6 to the Act shall not apply, and its rateable value—

a

in the year beginning on 1st April 2000 shall be the amount specified in relation to it in the Schedule; and

b

in any subsequent year shall be the amount produced by applying the standard formula in relation to that class.

Transmission hereditaments: recalculation factor9

In relation to each class of hereditaments listed in Part A of the Schedule the recalculation factor in respect of a relevant year shall be the figure produced for that class by applying the formula—

Tk-KKmath

where—

  • T is the amount specified in relation to that class in the Schedule;

  • k is the estimated number of circuit kilometres of main transmission line occupied by the designated person as respects that class on 31st March in the relevant preceding year; and

  • K is the estimated number of circuit kilometres of main transmission line occupied by that person on 31st March 2000.

Distribution hereditaments: recalculation factor10

In relation to each class of hereditaments listed in Part B of the Schedule, the recalculation factor in respect of a relevant year shall be the figure produced for that class by applying the formula—

Tv-VVmath

where—

  • T is the amount specified in relation to that class in the Schedule;

  • v is the estimated installed transformer capacity (measured in kilovoltamperes) of all the electricity transformation plant occupied by the designated person as respects that class on 31st March in the relevant preceding year; and

  • V is the estimated installed transformer capacity (measured in kilovoltamperes) of such plant on 31st March 2000.

Revocations and savings11

1

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

a

the Electricity Supply Industry (Rateable Values) Order 19945;

b

the Electricity Supply Industry (Rateable Values) (Amendment) Order 19956; and

c

article 2 of the Electrical Supply Industry and Water Undertakers (Rateable Values) Amendment Order 19967 and article 1 to the extent that it has effect for the purposes of article 2.

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 local or central non-domestic rating 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.