The Central Rating Lists Regulations 1994

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Under section 53(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988, the Secretary of State may, with a view to securing the central rating en bloc of certain hereditaments, by regulations designate a person and prescribe in relation to him one or more descriptions of non-domestic hereditament.

The Central Rating Lists Regulations 1989 designated certain persons, prescribed in relation to them certain descriptions of non-domestic hereditaments and required the names of those persons and the hereditaments falling within those descriptions to be shown in a central rating list.

The amendments to the 1989 Regulations made by regulations 3 and 4 relate to the designation of persons in relation to water supply hereditaments. The designations are amended in consequence of the fact that, with effect from 31st March 1994, Suffolk Water plc (formerly East Anglian Water Company), Colne Valley Water Company and Rickmansworth Water Company ceased to be water undertakers for the purposes of the Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56) and, with effect from 1st July 1994, Bournemouth and District Water Company and West Hampshire Water Company also ceased to be water undertakers. By virtue of section 53(4) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988, the amendments have effect retrospectively.

Regulation 8 of these Regulations revokes the Central Rating Lists Regulations 1989 with effect from 1st April 1995 subject to certain savings.

Regulation 5 designates, with a view to securing the central rating en bloc of certain hereditaments for any year commencing on or after 1st April 1995, the persons named in the Schedule and prescribes the descriptions of hereditament shown in the Schedule against the names of those persons.

Regulation 6 requires the central rating lists for England and Wales compiled on 1st April 1995 to show the names of the designated persons and the hereditaments falling within the prescribed descriptions which are situated in England or, as the case may be, Wales and which are occupied (or, if unoccupied, owned) by those persons.

Regulation 7 requires the lists to show certain information, including information about the designated persons and the date from which a rateable value shown in the list had effect.

The Schedule is divided as follows:

Part	Designated person	Brief description of hereditament
1	The British Waterways Board	Canal and related hereditaments
2	Electricity generators, distributors and suppliers	Hereditaments occupied for their functions
3	British Gas plc	Hereditaments occupied for its functions
4	The British Railways Board Railtrack PLC Docklands Light Railway Limited The Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive London Underground Limited	Railway hereditaments
5	British Telecommunications plc Mercury Communications Limited BR Telecommunications Limited Energis Communications Limited AT& T (UK) Limited	Telecommunications hereditaments
6	Water Suppliers	Water supply hereditaments
7	Named companies	Long-distance pipe-lines