2022 No. 368
The Valuation Timetable (Scotland) Order 2022
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 13(1) and 42 of the Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 19561 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencementI11
This Order may be cited as the Valuation Timetable (Scotland) Order 2022 and comes into force on 6 February 2023.
InterpretationI42
In this Order—
“appeal” means an appeal under section 3(2) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 19752,
“complaint” means a complaint under section 13 of the Lands Valuation (Scotland) Act 18543 or section 6 of the Valuation of Lands (Scotland) Amendment Act 18794,
“valuation roll” means a roll made up under section 1(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975,
“Valuation Acts” means the Lands Valuation (Scotland) Act 1854, the Acts amending that Act and any other enactment relating to valuation,
“year” means a period of 12 months beginning with 1 April,
“year of revaluation” has the meaning given in section 37(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 19755.
Basis of valuationsI53
For the purposes of the Valuation Acts, valuations must be made—
a
on the basis of the levels of rents as at 1 April in the year preceding a year of revaluation, and
b
on the basis of the physical circumstances of properties as at 15 March in the year preceding a year of revaluation.
Prescribed datesI64
For the purposes of the Valuation Acts, the things specified in column 1 of schedule 1 of this Order must be done on the date specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that schedule or, where the date specified is a last date, on or before that date.
ApplicationI75
Articles 3 and 4 apply only to a valuation roll which comes into force on or after 1 April 2023.
RevocationsI36
1
Subject to paragraph (2), the Orders listed in schedule 2 of this order are revoked to the extent specified in column 3 of that schedule.
2
F3Subject to the modification made by article 7, the Orders referred to in paragraph (1) continue to have effect in relation to any appeal or complaint against an entry in a valuation roll which came into force between 1 April 1995 and 31 March 2023, where the appeal or complaint is made on or before 31 March 2023.
F2Appeals and complaints lodged between 1 January 2020 and 31 March 20237
1
In respect of an appeal or a complaint lodged during the period beginning with 1 January 2020 and ending with 31 March 2023, the last date for disposal of the appeal or complaint by the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland is 31 December 20243.
2
In this article “First-tier Tribunal for Scotland” means the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland established by section 1 of the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014.
C1C2F1SCHEDULE 1Prescribed dates
Sch. 1 excluded (1.4.2023) by The Non-Domestic Rates (Scotland) Act 2020 (Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/64), regs. 1(1), 2(4)
Sch. 1 excluded (20.7.2023) by S.S.I. 2022/369, reg. 17A(2) (as inserted by The Valuation (Proposals Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/207), regs. 1(1), 2(2))
Column 1 | Column 2 |
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Last date for the assessor to send certified copies of estimates of revaluation to rating authorities and the Scottish Ministers, in accordance with section 7(4) of the Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 19633 | 30 November in the year preceding a year of revaluation. |
Date for publication by the assessor of a draft of the valuation roll, in accordance with section 1B(1)(a) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 19754 | 30 November in the year preceding a year of revaluation. |
Date on which the valuation roll under section 1(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 is to be made up by the assessor | 15 March in the year preceding a year of revaluation. |
Date for the assessor to deliver copies of the valuation roll to the rating authority, in accordance with section 1(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 | 15 March in the year preceding a year of revaluation. |
In relation to the making of any entry in or alteration to a valuation roll, last date for making a proposal under section 3ZA(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975, where the circumstances in section 3ZA(2)(a) apply (issue of a notice under section 3(2))5 | Whichever is the later of the following dates— |
| |
In relation to any entry in a valuation roll, last date for making a proposal under section 3ZA(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 on the basis of the following provisions— | |
| The last day of the period of four months beginning with the date on which the person making the proposal became the proprietor, tenant or occupier of the lands and heritages to which the proposal relates. |
| Four months after the date on which the valuation roll containing the relevant entry ceases to be in force. |
| 31 March in the year preceding the immediately following year of revaluation. |
Last date for the assessor to issue notice of the date on or before which the assessor intends in practice to issue notice of a decision on a proposal made under section 3ZA(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (“proposal determination date”) | 70 days before the proposal determination date. |
Last date for the assessor to issue notice of a decision on a proposal made under section 3ZA(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 | Whichever is the latest of the following dates— |
| |
Last date for lodging a complaint— | Whichever is the later of the following dates— |
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I2SCHEDULE 2Revocations
Title | Reference | Extent of revocation |
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Valuation Timetable (Scotland) Order 1995 | The whole Order | |
Valuation Timetable (Scotland) Amendment Order 1997 | The whole Order | |
Valuation Timetable (Scotland) Amendment Order 2000 | The whole Order | |
Valuation Timetable (Scotland) Amendment Order 2007 | The whole Order | |
Valuation Timetable (Disposal of Assets and Complaints)(Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020 | The whole Order | |
Valuation (Postponement of Revaluation) (Coronavirus)(Scotland) Order 2020 | Article 3 | |
Valuation Timetable (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2021 | The whole Order | |
Valuation Timetable (Scotland) Amendment Order 2022 | The whole Order |
(This note is not part of the Order)
Sch. 1 substituted (1.4.2023) by The Valuation Timetable (Scotland) Amendment Order 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/109), arts. 1, 2(2)