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Section 48 Discretionary relief: supplementary.

England and Wales

(1)

This section applies for the purposes of section 47 above F1F2(but subsection (5) below does not apply for the purposes of subsection (3B)(a) of that section).

F3(2)

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F4(2A)

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(3)

A hereditament not in use shall be treated as wholly or mainly used for purposes of recreation if it appears that when next in use it will be wholly or mainly used for purposes of recreation.

(4)

A hereditament which is wholly unoccupied shall be treated as an excepted hereditament if it appears that when any of it is next occupied the hereditament will be an excepted hereditament.

(5)

If a hereditament is wholly unoccupied but it appears that it or any part of it when next occupied will be occupied for particular purposes, the hereditament or part concerned (as the case may be) shall be treated as occupied for those purposes.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 48(1) repealed (1.4.2012 for E.) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 240(3)(f), Sch. 25 Pt. 10; S.I. 2012/628, art. 5(c)

F2

Words in s. 48(1) added (19.11.1997) by 1997 c. 29, s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 4; S.I. 1997/2752, art. 2(1) (with art. 2(2))

F3

S. 48(2) repealed (19.7.2007 with effect in accordance with s. 3(3) of the amending Act) by Rating (Empty Properties) Act 2007 (c. 9), s. 3(2), Sch. 2

F4

S. 48(2A) repealed (19.7.2007 with effect in accordance with s. 3(3) of the amending Act) by Rating (Empty Properties) Act 2007 (c. 9), s. 3(2), Sch. 2

Notes on Part III

Modifications

C1

Pt. III (ss. 41–67) amended by S.I. 1990/582, reg. 5(1)

Pt. III (ss. 41 - 67) amended (25.9.1991) by Atomic Weapons Establishment Act 1991 (c. 46), ss. 3, 6(2), Sch. para. 9 (with s. 1)

Pt. III (ss. 41-67) modified (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 78 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2, Sch. 1

Pt. III (ss. 41-67) amended (28.11.1994) by S.I. 1994/2825, regs. 27, 28

C2

Pt. 3 modified (E.) (1.4.2005) by The Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/659), regs. 1, 15

C3

Pt. III modified (24.12.2008) by The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Finance) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/3022), regs. 1(2), 8