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The Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014

S.S.I. 2014/64 · Made 27 February 2014

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Rating And Valuation

Made 27th February 2014

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 3rd March 2014

Coming into force 28th April 2014

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6A(1)(aa) and 6A(1B) of the Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 6A(1D) of that Actf2 they have consulted with such associations of local authorities and such other persons as they think appropriate.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1956 c.60; section 6A was inserted by section 161 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39) and sub-sections (1)(aa) and (1B) were inserted by section 32(1) of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (asp 1). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

f2

Section 6A(1D) was inserted by section 32(1)(b) of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (asp 1).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Order 2005
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014 and comes into force on 28th April 2014.

2Amendment of the Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Order 2005

(1)

The Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Order 2005f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In the table forming part of article 7A(2) (fixed line telecommunications)f2—

(a)

in the first column (company name), in the appropriate places alphabetically, insert—

(i)

“Everything Everywhere Limited”;

(ii)

“Hutchison 3G UK Limited”; and

(iii)

“Vodafone Limited”; and

(b)

as the corresponding respective entries in the second column (registration number) insert—

(i)

“08263590”;

(ii)

“03885486”; and

(iii)

“01471587”.

Signature

JOHN SWINNEY

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

27th February 2014

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Order 2005 (“the 2005 Order”).

Article 2 of this Order inserts three companies as a “fixed line operator” for the purposes of article 7A of the 2005 Order which makes provision for the treatment in the valuation roll of lands and heritages within the fixed line telecommunications industry.