# The British Gas plc. (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1997

S.I. 1997/1048 · made 19 March 1997

The British Gas plc. (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 1995 (“the 1995 Order”) made provision for the valuation for non-domestic rating purposes for financial years 1995-96 to 1999-2000 of certain lands and heritages occupied by British Gas plc. Following upon changes in the gas industry consequential on the Gas Act 1995 (c. 45), this Order amends the 1995 Order so as to provide a revised formula for calculating aggregate rateable values from 1st April 1997 onwards. Other amendments are consequential on this change.

Made under: Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (Section 6, Section 35, Section 37)

## Introductory text

RATING AND VALUATION
Made 19th March 1997
Coming into force 1st April 1997
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 6, 35 and 37(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation with such associations of local authorities, and of persons carrying on undertakings, as appeared to him to be concerned, and with such local authorities, persons, or associations of persons with whom consultation appeared to him to be desirable, all in accordance with section 6(4) of the said Act, hereby makes the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before and has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

## 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the British Gas plc. (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997.

## 2 Amendment of Order

The British Gas plc. (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 1995 is hereby amended in accordance with articles 3 and 4 below.

## 3 Amendment of Order

In article 5 (aggregate amount of rateable values)–
(a) before the words “For the purposes”, there shall be inserted “(1)”;
(b) in paragraph (b), for the words “each of the following four financial years” there shall be substituted the words “the financial year 1996-97”; and
(c) for the word “where–”, there shall be substituted the following:–
“(c) for the financial year 1997-98 and each of the following two financial years, shall be calculated in accordance with the formula–
£47,125,309+£47,125,309×(A-B)B.
(2) In sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph (1) above–”.

## 4 Amendment of Order

In article 6 (apportionment of aggregate amount)–
(a) in paragraph (1), for the words “article 5(a)” there shall be substituted the words “article 5(1)(a)”; and
(b) in paragraph (2), for the words “article 5(b)” there shall be substituted the words “article 5(1)(b) or (c)”.

## Signature

George Kynoch
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
19th March 1997

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
The British Gas plc. (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 1995 (“the 1995 Order”) made provision for the valuation for non-domestic rating purposes for financial years 1995-96 to 1999-2000 of certain lands and heritages occupied by British Gas plc. Following upon changes in the gas industry consequential on the Gas Act 1995 (c. 45), this Order amends the 1995 Order so as to provide a revised formula for calculating aggregate rateable values from 1st April 1997 onwards. Other amendments are consequential on this change.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1048 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/british-gas-plc-rateable-values-scotland-amendment-order-1997
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