The Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Revocation Order 2005

Made24th March 2005

Coming into force1st April 2005

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 as read with section 35(2) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 19751 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and after consultation with such associations of local authorities, such persons carrying on undertakings as appeared to them to be concerned and with such local authorities, persons and associations of persons with whom consultation appeared to them to be desirable, all in accordance with section 6(4) of that Act, hereby make the following Order, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 6(7) of that Act, been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament:

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Non Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Revocation Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st April 2005.

Revocation2

The Orders listed in the Schedule to this Order are hereby revoked.

TAVISH SCOTTA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House, Edinburgh24th March 2005

SCHEDULEREVOCATIONS

Article 2

1

BG Transco plc (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 20002.

2

Electricity Generators (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 20003.

3

Electricity Generators (Aluminium) (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 20004.

4

Electricity Lands (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 20005.

5

Railtrack plc (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 20006.

6

Electricity Lands and Water Undertakings (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Amendment Order 20007.

7

Docks and Harbours (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 20008.

8

Train Operating Companies (Rateable Values) (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 20009.

9

Electricity Lands and Generators (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Variation Order 200210.

10

Water Undertakings (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 200311.

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the revocation of various orders made under sections 6, 35 and 37(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (“the 1975 Act”).

The revoked Orders prescribed rateable values of certain utilities for the purpose of section 6(1) of the 1975 Act (valuation by formula of certain lands and heritages).

The revocations are made as part of a new regime for the valuation of the lands and heritages within these utilities, for the purposes of the valuation roll. The revoked Orders related to electricity generation, electricity distribution and transmission, gas, Scottish Water, large docks and harbours, and the railways (including train operating companies).