# Valuation (Telecommunications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

S.R. 1997/82 · made 21 February 1997

These Regulations provide that specified property used for the monitoring, processing or transmission of communications signals for the provision of telecommunications services, occupied, or, if unoccupied, owned by British Telecommunications plc, Mercury Communications Limited or Cabletel (Northern Ireland) Limited which would, apart from these Regulations be more than one hereditament shall be treated as one hereditament.

## Introductory text

RATING AND VALUATION
Made 21st February 1997
Coming into operation 1st April 1997
The Department of Finance and Personnel in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 37(4) of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Valuation (Telecommunications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1997.

## 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—
(a) any reference to hereditaments used for any purpose includes a reference to hereditaments which are unused but in relation to which it appears that when next in use they will be used for such a purpose;
(b) any reference to a company by name is a reference to that company registered by or bearing that name at the date its name is entered in the valuation list.

## 3 British Telecommunications Plc

Anything which would (apart from these Regulations) be more than one hereditament shall be treated as one hereditament if it is—
(a) occupied by or, if unoccupied, owned by British Telecommunications plc; and
(b) occupied by posts, wires, underground cables and ducts, telephone kiosks, towers, masts, switching equipment, or other equipment, or easements, or wayleaves, being property used for the purpose of the monitoring, processing or transmission of communications signals for the provision of telecommunications services.

## 4 Mercury Communications Limited

Anything which would (apart from these Regulations) be more than one hereditament shall be treated as one hereditament if it is—
(a) occupied by or, if unoccupied, owned by Mercury Communications Limited; and
(b) occupied by posts, wires, underground cables and ducts, telephone kiosks, towers, masts, switching equipment, or other equipment, or easements, or wayleaves, being property used for the purpose of monitoring, processing or transmission of communications signals for the provision of telecommunications services.

## 5 Cabletel (Northern Ireland) Limited

Anything which would (apart from these Regulations) be more than one hereditament shall be treated as one hereditament if it is—
(a) occupied by or, if unoccupied, owned by Cabletel (Northern Ireland) Limited; and
(b) occupied by posts, wires, underground cables and ducts, telephone kiosks, towers, masts, switching equipment, or other equipment, or easements, or wayleaves, being property used for the purpose of monitoring, processing or transmission of communications signals for the provision of telecommunications services.

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on
L.S.
V. N. Hewitt
Assistant Secretary
21st February 1997.

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations provide that specified property used for the monitoring, processing or transmission of communications signals for the provision of telecommunications services, occupied, or, if unoccupied, owned by British Telecommunications plc, Mercury Communications Limited or Cabletel (Northern Ireland) Limited which would, apart from these Regulations be more than one hereditament shall be treated as one hereditament.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/82 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/valuation-telecommunications-regulations-northern-ireland-1997
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