Regulation 2 Amendment to the 1999 Regulations

The Central Rating List (Wales) Regulations 1999^f1 are amended as follows.

After Regulation 5 insert—

“Independent Gas Transporters

5A

(1)

Hereditaments (other than excepted hereditaments) which are occupied, or if unoccupied are owned, by a person designated by being named in Part 3A of the Schedule and are used, or if they were occupied would be used, wholly or mainly for the purposes of that person acting as a public gas transporter and which would, apart from this Regulation, constitute more than one hereditament shall be treated as a single hereditament.

(2)

In paragraph (1)—

(a)

“excepted hereditament” means a hereditament consisting of or comprising premises used wholly or mainly as office premises where those premises are not situated on operational land of the designated person; and

(b)

“public gas transporter” has the same meaning as in Part I of the Gas Act 1986 ^f2

(3)

The hereditament described in paragraph (1) shall be treated as occupied by the designated person.”

In the Schedule, after Part 3, insert—

“Part 3A

Independent Gas Transporters

• Designated person

  British Gas Connections Limited

  TotalFinaElf Pipelines Limited

  The Gas Transportation Company Limited

  SSE Pipelines Limited

  ScottishPower Gas Limited

  East Midlands Pipelines Limited

  GTC Pipelines Limited

  Energi Link Limited

  Hyder Gas Networks Limited

  E.S. Pipelines Limited

• Relevant hereditaments

  Hereditaments described in Regulation 5A.”.