The Central Rating List and Telecommunications Apparatus (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Amendment of the Central Rating List (England) Regulations 2005

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2.—(1) The Central Rating List (England) Regulations 2005(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1 (citation, application, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2), at the end insert—

““subsidiary” has the meaning given by section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006(2).”.

(3) In regulation 6 (railway hereditaments)—

(a)in paragraph (1), for “Network Rail Infrastructure Limited” substitute “either Network Rail Infrastructure Limited or the company bearing the name HS1 Limited on 1st May 2022”;

(b)in paragraph (3)(a)(i), for “Network Rail Infrastructure Limited” substitute “the persons mentioned in paragraph (1)”.

(4) In regulation 8 (communications hereditaments)—

(a)in paragraph (2), for “Where” substitute “Subject to paragraph (2A), where”;

(b)after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A) Paragraph (2) does not apply to a hereditament which is either—

(a)wholly or mainly a tower or mast, or

(b)part of a tower or mast.”.

(5) In regulation 9 (national and regional gas transportation hereditaments), in paragraph (5) omit the definition of “subsidiary” and the “and” which precedes it.

(6) In regulation 11 (gas meter hereditaments), in paragraph (4) omit sub-paragraph (c) and the “and” which precedes it.

(7) In the Schedule—

(a)in Part 1 (railway hereditaments), in the column headed “Designated person” and below “Network Rail Infrastructure Limited” insert “The company bearing the name HS1 Limited on 1st May 2022”;

(b)in Part 3 (communications hereditaments), in the column headed “Designated person”, below “The company bearing the name London Internet Exchange Limited on 1st September 2011” insert—

  • “The company bearing the name CityFibre Limited on 1st May 2022

  • The company bearing the name Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited on 1st May 2022

  • The company bearing the name GCI Network Solutions Limited on 1st May 2022

  • The company bearing the name Hutchison 3G UK Limited on 1st May 2022

  • The company bearing the name Interoute Networks Limited on 1st May 2022

  • The company bearing the name Neos Networks Limited on 1st May 2022

  • The company bearing the name Tata Communications (UK) Limited on 1st May 2022

  • The company bearing the name Verizon UK Limited on 1st May 2022

  • The company bearing the name VMED O2 UK Holdings Limited on 1st May 2022 and each of its subsidiaries existing on that date

  • The company bearing the name Vodafone Limited on 1st May 2022

  • The company bearing the name WPD Telecoms Limited on 1st May 2022

  • The company bearing the name Zayo Group UK Limited on 1st May 2022”.

(1)

S.I. 2005/551; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2005/3050, 2008/429, 2010/2692, 2011/2743, 2019/700.