The Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) Regulations 1993

Notification of alteration

18.—(1) Within six weeks of altering a list a valuation officer shall serve notice on the relevant authority stating the effect of the alteration; and the relevant authority shall as soon as is reasonably practicable alter the copy of the list deposited by it at its principal office under section 41(6B) of the Act(1).

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), within six weeks of effecting an alteration a valuation officer shall serve notice on the ratepayer and on any current proposer as defined in paragraph (4) stating the effect of–

(a) the alteration, and

(b) the application of this Part, and of Part VI, in relation to the alteration.

(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply in relation to alterations effected solely for the purpose of correcting a clerical error, or for reflecting–

(a) a decision of the valuation officer that a proposal is well-founded;

(b) an agreement under regulation 11;

(c) a change in the address of the hereditament concerned;

(d) a change in the area of the relevant authority; or

(e) the decision of a valuation tribunal or the Lands Tribunal in relation to the hereditament concerned.

(4) The proposer mentioned in paragraph (2) is any proposer for whom an appeal in relation to the hereditament has been referred to the relevant valuation tribunal under regulation 12(1) and whose appeal has either

(a) not been determined by that tribunal; or

(b) has been so determined and either–

(i) an appeal has been made to the Lands Tribunal under regulation 47 and that appeal has not been determined; or

(ii) the time for making an appeal to the Lands Tribunal under regulation 47 has not yet expired.

(5) The valuation officer shall take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that any notice under paragraph (2) is served not later than the corresponding notice under paragraph (1).

(1)

Section 41(6B) is inserted by paragraph 19 of Schedule 5 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42).