The Valuation Tribunals (Wales) Regulations 2005

PART I General

Title and commencement

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations are the Valuation Tribunals (Wales) Regulations 2005.

(2) Save for regulation 4, regulations 1 to 21 of these Regulations come into force on 3 January 2006.

(3) Regulations 4, 22 and 23 of these Regulations come into force on 14 February 2006.

(4) Regulation 24 to 42 of these Regulations come into force on 15 February 2006.

Application

2.  These Regulations apply to Tribunals in Wales only.

Interpretation

3.—(1) 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;

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

(a)

section 16 (Appeals: general) and paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 (penalties) to the 1992 Act; ;

(b)

regulations made under section 24 of the 1992 Act(1);

(c)

regulations made under section 55 of the 1988 Act(2);

(d)

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

(e)

paragraph 5C of Schedule 9 (Civil Penalties) to the 1988 Act; and

(f)

section 45 of the Land Drainage Act 1991(3);

“area” (“ardal”) in relation to a Tribunal, means the area for which it is established by regulation 11;

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

“Chairperson” (“Cadeirydd”) means a Chairperson of a Valuation Tribunal appointed under regulation 15;

“completion notice” (“hysbysiad cwblhau”) means a notice under Schedule 4A to the 1988 Act as it applies for the purposes of Part 1 of the 1992 Act (Council Tax: England and Wales);

“Deputy Director” (“Dirprwy Gyfarwyddwr”) means the Deputy Director of the Governing Council of the Valuation Tribunal Service for Wales appointed under regulation 10;

“Director” (“Cyfarwyddwr”) means the Director of the Governing Council of the Valuation Tribunal Service for Wales appointed under regulation 10;

“Governing Council” (“Cyngor Llywodraethu”) means the Governing Council of the Valuation Tribunal Service for Wales established under regulation 6;

“list” (“rhestr”) means a valuation list compiled under section 22 of the 1992 Act;

“listing officer” (“swyddog rhestru”) in relation to an appeal, means the officer appointed under section 20 of the 1992 Act for the authority in whose area the dwelling to which the appeal relates is situated;

“notice of appeal” (“hysbysiad am apêl”) means a notice under regulation 27(1);

“old Tribunal” (“hen Dribiwnlys”) means a Valuation Tribunal in Wales which existed immediately before 15 February 2006;

“penalty” (“cosb”) means a penalty imposed under paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the 1992 Act;

“President” (“Llywydd”) means a President of a Valuation Tribunal appointed under regulation 14;

“Special Tribunal” (“Tribiwnlys Arbennig”) means a Tribunal established under regulation 25(5), (7) or (8);

“Tribunal” (“Tribiwnlys”) means the members of a Tribunal convened in accordance with Part 5 of these Regulations for the purpose of disposing of an appeal;

“Valuation Tribunal” (“Tribiwnlys Prisio”) means a Valuation Tribunal established under regulation 11; and

“Valuation Tribunal Service for Wales” (“Gwasanaeth Tribiwnlys Prisio Cymru”) means the Valuation Tribunal Service for Wales established under regulation 5.

(2) Any notice which is by virtue of any provision of these Regulations to be served on any person may be served by post.

(3) References to regulations and Schedules are, unless otherwise stated, references to regulations of, and Schedules to, these Regulations.

Revocation

4.  The following are revoked—

(a) the Valuation Tribunals (Wales) Regulations 1995(4);

(b) regulations 1 to 5 of the Valuation Tribunals (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2001(5); and

(c) the Valuation Tribunals (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004(6).

(1)

See S.I. 1993/290.

(2)

See S.I. 1993/291.

(3)

1991 c. 59.

(4)

S.I. 1995/3056.

(5)

S.I. 2001/1439 (W.101).

(6)

S.I. 2004/1312 (W.138).