# The British Telecommunications plc. (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 1990

S.I. 1990/821 · made 30 March 1990

This Order makes provision for the valuation for the financial year 1990-91 of certain lands and heritages occupied by British Telecommunications plc. (article 3) (“the prescribed class of lands and heritages”).

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

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## Introductory text

RATING AND VALUATION
Made 30th March 1990
Coming into force 1st April 1990
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

This Order may be cited as the British Telecommunications plc. (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 1st April 1990.

## 2 Interpretation

(1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires–
“the 1975 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975;
“British Telecom” means the company registered at the date of this Order by the name of British Telecommunications plc.;
“financial year” means the period of twelve months beginning with 1st April;
“non-domestic water rate” shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of section 40 of the Water (Scotland) Act 1980; and
“prescribed class of lands and heritages” means the class of lands and heritages prescribed for the purposes of section 6(1) of the 1975 Act in article 3 of this Order.
(2) Any reference in this Order to–
(a) lands and heritages occupied by British Telecom includes a reference to lands and heritages which, if unoccupied, are owned by British Telecom; and
(b) lands and heritages used for any purpose includes a reference to lands and heritages which are unused but in relation to which it appears that, when next in use, they will be used for such a purpose.

## 3 Prescribed class of lands and heritages

The following class of lands and heritages is hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 6(1) of the 1975 Act, namely any lands and heritages in Scotland occupied by any posts, wires, underground cables and ducts, telephone kiosks, switchgear and other equipment not within a building, or by servitudes or wayleaves, and being lands and heritages occupied by British Telecom and used for the purposes of telecommunications services.

## 4 Non-domestic water rate

The non-domestic water rate shall not be leviable in respect of the prescribed class of lands and heritages in respect of the financial year 1990-91.

## 5 Aggregate amount of rateable values for financial year 1990-91

For the purposes of section 6(1) of the 1975 Act, the aggregate amount of the rateable values of the prescribed class of lands and heritages for the financial year 1990-91 is hereby prescribed as £14,300,000.

## 6 Apportionment of aggregate amount of rateable values

For the purposes of section 6(2) of the 1975 Act, the aggregate amount of the rateable values of the prescribed class of lands and heritages for the financial year 1990-91 which is prescribed by article 5 shall be apportioned among the local authorities specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order in the amount shown opposite to the name of each such local authority in column 2 of that Schedule.

## 7 Amendment of enactments

The following amendments shall be made to the enactments specified in articles 8 and 9 below in their relation to the valuation of the prescribed class of lands and heritages for the financial year 1990-91.

## 8 Amendment of enactments

In section 6(1) of the Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956, after the words “this Act”, there shall be inserted the words “and to any Order made by the Secretary of State under section 6 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975”.

## 9 Amendment of enactments

(1) Section 2(1)(c) of the 1975 Act shall be amended by inserting at the end the following:–
“(iii) upon their ceasing to be lands and heritages within the class of lands and heritages prescribed in the British Telecommunications plc. (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 1990 (hereinafter referred to as “the 1990 Order”);”.
(2) Section 2(1)(d) of that Act shall be amended by inserting after the words “lands and heritages” the following words:–
“(other than lands and heritages within the class of lands and heritages prescribed in the 1990 Order)”.
(3) Section 2(1)(f) of that Act shall be amended by inserting at the end the following:–
“(other than an entry relating to lands and heritages within the class of lands and heritages prescribed in the 1990 Order);”.
(4) Section 2(1)(g) of that Act shall be amended by adding at the end the following paragraph:–
“(gg) by entering therein any lands and heritages within the class of lands and heritages prescribed in the 1990 Order together with the rateable values apportioned by that Order to the local authorities whose areas comprise or form part of the valuation area;”.
(5) In section 2(2)(a) of that Act, after the reference to “subsection (1)(a)”, insert the words “or (gg)”.
(6) In section 3(2) of that Act after the reference to “2(1)(g)” insert the words “or (gg)”.
(7) In section 3(4) of that Act, after the words “lands and heritages” where they appear for the first time, there shall be inserted the following:–
“(other than lands and heritages within the class of lands and heritages prescribed in the 1990 Order)”.

## 10 Revocation

The British Telecommunications plc. (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 1985 is hereby revoked.

## Signature

James Douglas-Hamilton
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St. Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
30th March 1990

## Apportionment of aggregate amount of rateable values of prescribed class of lands and heritages for financial year 1990-91

(1)
(2)
Local authority
Apportioned amount
District Councils:–
Berwickshire
£ 55,609
Ettrick and Lauderdale
108,930
Roxburgh
102,193
Tweeddale
42,213
Clackmannan
97,352
Falkirk
340,073
Stirling
242,042
Annandale and Eskdale
91,574
Nithsdale
161,996
Stewartry
68,697
Wigtown
83,850
Dunfermline
301,909
Kirkcaldy
355,976
North East Fife
176,163
Aberdeen City
877,916
Banff and Buchan
226,881
Gordon
180,884
Kincardine and Deeside
119,886
Moray
217,945
Badenoch and Strathspey
39,455
Caithness
76,042
Inverness
217,142
Lochaber
63,644
Nairn
25,395
Ross and Cromarty
139,279
Skye and Lochalsh
41,732
Sutherland
45,658
East Lothian
194,269
Edinburgh City
1,702,670
Midlothian
164,384
West Lothian
351,188
Argyll and Bute
211,134
Bearsden and Milngavie
84,130
Clydebank
123,344
Clydesdale
123,457
Cumbernauld
146,783
Cumnock and Doon Valley
82,641
Cunninghame
315,974
Dumbarton
183,593
East Kilbride
210,936
Eastwood
92,642
Glasgow City
2,266,664
Hamilton
260,413
Inverclyde
207,085
Kilmarnock
191,900
Kyle and Carrick
319,548
Monklands
217,050
Motherwell
311,114
Renfrew
548,166
Strathkelvin
170,562
Angus
244,662
Dundee City
488,101
Perth and Kinross
376,200
Islands Councils:–
Orkney
62,760
Shetland
72,442
Western Isles
75,752

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes provision for the valuation for the financial year 1990-91 of certain lands and heritages occupied by British Telecommunications plc. (article 3) (“the prescribed class of lands and heritages”).
The Order prescribes the aggregate amount of the rateable values of the prescribed class of lands and heritages for that financial year at £14,300,000 (article 5). It also apportions that aggregate amount among local authorities in accordance with the Schedule to the Order (article 6).
The Order provides that the non-domestic water rate shall not be leviable in respect of the prescribed class of lands and heritages for that financial year (article 4).
The Order amends certain enactments relating to the valuation of the prescribed class of lands and heritages (articles 7 to 9).
The Order also revokes the British Telecommunications plc. (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/193).

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