Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. 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
C2Pt. III 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
C3Pt. III modified (24.12.2008) by The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Finance) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/3022), regs. 1(2), 8
(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations providing that where a copy of a list has been sent under section 41(5) or 52(5) above and the valuation officer alters the list before it comes into force—
(a)the officer must inform the [F1billing authority] or Secretary of State (as the case may be), and
(b)the authority or Secretary of State (as the case may be) must alter the deposited copy accordingly.
(2)The Secretary of State may make regulations about the alteration by valuation officers of lists which have been compiled under this Part, whether or not they are still in force; and subsections (3) to (7) below shall apply for the purposes of this subsection.
(3)The regulations may include provision that where a valuation officer intends to alter a list with a view to its being accurately maintained, he shall not alter it unless prescribed conditions (as to notice or otherwise) are fulfilled.
(4)The regulations may include provision—
(a)as to who (other than a valuation officer) may make a proposal for the alteration of a list with a view to its being accurately maintained,
(b)as to the [F2manner and] circumstances in which a proposal may be made [F3and the information to be included in a proposal],
(c)as to the period within which a proposal must be made,
(d)as to the procedure for [F4and subsequent to the making of] a proposal, and
[F5(dd)as to the circumstances within which and the conditions upon which a proposal may be withdrawn]
(e)requiring the valuation officer to inform other prescribed persons of the proposal in a prescribed manner.
(5)The regulations may include provision that, where there is a disagreement [F6between a valuation officer and another person making a proposal for the alteration of a list—
(a)about the validity of the proposal; or
(b)about the accuracy of the list],
(6)The regulations may include—
(a)provision as to the period for which or day from which an alteration of a list is to have effect (including provision that it is to have retrospective effect);
(b)provision requiring the list to be altered so as to indicate the effect (retrospective or otherwise) of the alteration;
(c)provision requiring the valuation officer to inform prescribed persons of an alteration within a prescribed period;
(d)provision requiring the valuation officer to keep for a prescribed period a record of the state of the list before the alteration was made.
(7)The regulations may include provision as to financial adjustments to be made as a result of alterations, including—
F9[(a)provision requiring payments or repayments to be made, with or without interest, and]
(c)provision as to the recovery (by deduction or otherwise) of sums due.
[F10(7A)The regulations may include provision that—
(a)where a valuation officer for a [F11billing authority] has informed the authority of an alteration of a list a copy of which has been deposited by the authority under section 41(6B) [F12or 41A(10)] above, the authority must alter the copy accordingly;
(b)where the central valuation officer has informed the Secretary of State of an alteration of a list a copy of which has been deposited under section 52(6B) above, the Secretary of State must alter the copy accordingly.]
[F13(8)In this section “valuation tribunal” means—
(a)in relation to England: the Valuation Tribunal for England;
(b)in relation to Wales: a valuation tribunal established under paragraph 1 of Schedule 11.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 55(1)(a) substituted (6.3.1992) by 1992 c. 14, s. 117(1), Sch. 13 para. 67(1) (with s. 118(1)(2)(4))
F2Words inserted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), s. 139, Sch. 5 para. 30(2)(a)
F3Words added by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), s. 139, Sch. 5 para. 30(2)(a)
F4Words substituted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), s. 139, Sch. 5 para. 30(2)(b)
F5S. 55(4)(dd) inserted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), s. 139, Sch. 5 para. 30(2)(c)
F6Words and s. 55(5)(a)(b) substituted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), s. 139, Sch. 5 para. 30(3)
F7Words in s. 55(5) substituted (6.3.1992) by 1992 c. 14, s. 117(1), Sch. 13 para. 67(2) (with s. 118(1)(2)(4))
F8Words in s. 55(5) repealed (1.10.2009) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 16 para. 3(2), Sch. 18 Pt. 17; S.I. 2008/3110, art. 6(d)(i)
F9S. 55(7)(a) substituted (18.6.1992) for paras. (a) and (b) by 1992 c. 14, s. 104, Sch. 10 Pt. I para. 1 (with s. 118(1)(2)(4)); S.I. 1992/1460, art. 2
F10S. 55(7A) inserted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), s. 139, Sch. 5 para. 30(5)
F11Words in s. 55(7A)(a) substituted (6.3.1992) by 1992 c. 14, s. 117(1), Sch. 13 para. 67(3) (with s. 118(1)(2)(4))
F12Words in s. 55(7A)(a) inserted (3.4.1995) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6), Sch. 16 para. 84 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1995/852, art. 9(1), Sch. 5 (with arts. 9(2)-(5))
F13S. 55(8) inserted (1.10.2009) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 16 para. 3(3); S.I. 2008/3110, art. 6(d)(i)