Regulation 3 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the 1988 Act” (“Deddf 1988”) means the Local Government Finance Act 1988;

• “the 1992 Act” (“Deddf 1992”) means the Local Government Finance Act 1992;

• “the 2005 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2005”) means the Valuation Tribunals (Wales) Regulations 2005^f1;

• “appeal” (“apêl”) means an appeal under—

  1. (a)

     section 16 (appeals : general) of the 1992 Act;

  2. (b)

     paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 (penalties) to the 1992 Act;

  3. (c)

     regulations made under section 24 of the 1992 Act^f2;

  4. (d)

     regulations made under section 55 of the 1988 Act^f3;

  5. (e)

     paragraph 4 of Schedule 4A (completion notices) to the 1988 Act (in these Regulations called an “appeal against a completion notice”)^f4;

  6. (f)

     paragraph 5C of Schedule 9 (civil penalties) to the 1988 Act^f5; and

  7. (g)

     section 45 of the Land Drainage Act 1991^f6;

• F1“Appointments Panel” (“Panel Penodiadau”) means the Appointments Panel of the Governing Council established under regulation 8A;

• “billing authority” (“awdurdod bilio”) means a billing authority as defined in section 1(2) of the 1992 Act;

• “Chairperson” (“Cadeirydd”) means a Chairperson of the Valuation Tribunal appointed under regulation 12;

• “chief executive” (“prif weithredwr”) means the person appointed under regulation 15;

• “Governing Council” (“Cyngor Llywodraethu”) means the Governing Council of the Valuation Tribunal established under regulation 5;

• F2“national representative” (“cynrychiolydd cenedlaethol”) means a national representative appointed under regulation 13;

• “old Service” (“hen Wasanaeth”) means the Valuation Tribunal Service for Wales established by the 2005 Regulations;

• “old Tribunal” (“hen Dribiwnlys”) means a valuation tribunal in Wales which existed immediately before 1 July 2010;

• “President” (“Llywydd”) means the President of the Valuation Tribunal appointed under regulation 11;

• F3...

• “Valuation Tribunal” (“Tribiwnlys Prisio”) means the Valuation Tribunal for Wales established under regulation 4.

References to regulations, Parts and Schedules are, unless otherwise stated, references to regulations and Parts of, and Schedules to, these Regulations.