Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Central Rating List (England) Regulations 2005 (“the Central Rating List Regulations”).

The Central Rating List Regulations designate persons and prescribe in relation to those persons descriptions of non-domestic hereditament, under section 53(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988, with a view to securing the central rating en bloc of those hereditaments.

The Schedule to the Central Rating List Regulations lists all designated persons and sets out the description of hereditament prescribed in relation to each of them. Regulation 2(2) of these Regulations amends Part 12 of the Schedule (long distance pipe-line hereditaments) to reflect changes in ownership and occupation of certain long distance pipe-lines.

Section 53(4) of the Act provides that amending regulations altering the designated person in relation to a description of hereditament may have effect from a date earlier than that on which the amending regulations are made. Pursuant to that power, the company added to the list by regulation 2(2)(b) is added with effect from the dates on which ownership of the relevant pipelines transferred to that company.

A full impact assessment had not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.