Agreed alterations following proposals
12.—(1) Where, following the making of the proposal all the persons mentioned in paragraph (2) agree on an alteration of the list in accordance with this Part in terms other than those contained in the proposal, and that agreement is signified in writing —
(a)subject to paragraph (4), the valuation officer must, not later than the expiry of the period of two weeks beginning on the day on which the agreement was made, alter the list to give effect to the agreement; and
(b)the proposal shall be treated as having been withdrawn.
(2) The persons referred to in paragraph (1) are —
(a)the valuation officer;
(b)the proposer;
(c)subject to paragraph (3), the occupier (at the date of the proposal) of any hereditament to which it relates;
(d)the ratepayer (at the date of the agreement) in relation to any hereditament to which it relates;
(e)subject to paragraph (3), any interested person or relevant authority who —
(i)would at the date of the proposal have been competent to make the proposal in question, and
(ii)has within the period of two months beginning on the day on which the proposal was served on the valuation officer served notice on them in writing indicating a wish to be party to proceedings in respect of the proposal.
(3) Where —
(a)the occupier of the hereditament at the date of the proposal is no longer in occupation of any part of it at the date on which all the other persons mentioned in paragraph (2) have agreed as mentioned in paragraph (1), and the valuation officer has taken all reasonable steps to ascertain their whereabouts, but they have not been ascertained, or
(b)any interested person who has given notice as mentioned in paragraph (2)(e) cannot be contacted at the address supplied to the valuation officer (whether in the notice or otherwise),
the agreement of that person under the foregoing provisions of this regulation shall not be required.
(4) Where the period of two weeks mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) would expire before the period of two months mentioned in paragraph (2)(e), the alteration required by paragraph (1)(a) shall, where no notice is served as mentioned in paragraph (2)(e), be made as soon as practicable after the expiry of that period of two months.