Rating and Valuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1955

Amendments of Local Government Act, 1948, effective only in relation to future valuation lists

Section of Act	Amendment
Section 42	In subsection (2), after paragraph (b), there shall be inserted the following paragraph:— “(bb) is made by reason that a hereditament has become, or has ceased to be, a dwelling-house or a private garage or private storage premises (within the meaning of the Valuation for Rating Act, 1953), or by reason that a hereditament is used to a greater or lesser extent for the purposes of a private dwelling or private dwellings; or” , and for paragraph (d) the following paragraph shall be substituted:— “(d) is made by reason of any event whereby a hereditament, or part of a hereditament, becomes, or ceases to be, not liable to be rated; or”.
Section 48	The following subsection shall be substituted for subsection (1):— “(1) Where a copy of a proposal is transmitted to the clerk to a local valuation panel, and in accordance with the preceding provisions of this Part of this Act the transmission thereof has effect as an appeal to a local valuation court against an objection to the proposal, it shall be the duty of the chairman or a deputy chairman of that panel to arrange for the convening of such a court.”
Section 51	For the words from " and shall be collected " to the end of the section there shall be substituted the words " and, subject to the provisions of subsection (7) of section one of the Rating and Valuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1955, shall be collected and be recoverable accordingly ".
Section 65	After the word " lists)" there shall be inserted the words " and subsection (3a) of that section (which relates to certain contributions made by the Crown in respect of such property) ".