The Non-Domestic Rates (Telecommunication Installations) (Scotland) Regulations 2016

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“the 1975 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975(1);

“lands and heritages” has the meaning prescribed by and under section 42 of the Lands Valuation (Scotland) Act 1854(2);

“Mobile Masts Pilot Area” means an area delineated in orange on the following maps—

(a)

the map entitled “Non-Domestic Rates Relief – Mobile Masts Pilot – Arran Eligible Area (A)” and dated 2nd February 2016;

(b)

the map entitled “Non-Domestic Rates Relief – Mobile Masts Pilot – Arran Eligible Area (B)” and dated 2nd February 2016; and

(c)

the map entitled “Non-Domestic Rates Relief – Mobile Masts Pilot – Cairngorm Eligible Area” and dated 2nd February 2016;

“rates” means non-domestic rates levied under section 7B of the 1975 Act(3); and

“valuation roll” means the roll made up under section 1 of the 1975 Act(4).

(1)

1975 c.30.

(2)

1854 c.91. Section 42 was amended by the Statute Law Revision Act 1892 (c.19) and section 152 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

(3)

Section 7B was inserted by section 110(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14) and amended by paragraph 100(4) of Schedule 13 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

(4)

Section 1 was repealed in part by section 34 of and Schedule 6 to the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c.47), Schedule 14 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 and Schedule 4 to the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 (c.29).