Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020 and comes into force on 1 April 2020.
Amendment of the Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Order 2005
2.—(1) The Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Order 2005(1) is amended as follows.
(2) For article 7A(2) (fixed line telecommunications) substitute—
“(2) A “fixed line operator”, for the purposes of this article, is any of the companies registered with the following names and registration numbers—
| Company name | Registration number |
|---|---|
| AtlasConnect Limited | SC241790 |
| Axione UK Limited | 08434202 |
| British Telecommunications Public Limited Company | 01800000 |
| Centurylink Communications UK Limited | 02495998 |
| Cityfibre Limited | 09759465 |
| Cogent Communications UK Ltd | 04014628 |
| Daisy Group Holdings Limited | 09162741 |
| EE Limited | 02382161 |
| Entanet International Limited | 03274237 |
| Everything Everywhere Limited | 08263590 |
| Fibrenest Limited | 06962197 |
| Gamma Telecom Ltd | 04340834 |
| Hutchison 3G UK Limited | 03885486 |
| Hyperoptic Ltd | 07222543 |
| Interoute Communications Holdings Limited | 04927540 |
| Interoute Communications Limited | 04472687 |
| Interoute Vtesse Limited | 03900836 |
| JISC | 05747339 |
| JISC Services Limited | 02881024 |
| NEOS Networks Limited | 03477297 |
| NTL Business Limited | 03076222 |
| Oath (UK) Limited | 03462696 |
| Pipex Communications Services Limited | 03059016 |
| Pulsant (Scotland) Limited | SC236128 |
| Sky Home Communications Limited | 05262862 |
| Sky Telecommunications Services Limited | 02883980 |
| SSE Telecommunications Limited | SC213457 |
| Talktalk Communications Limited | 03849133 |
| Telefonica UK Limited | 01743099 |
| Thus Group Holdings Limited | SC192666 |
| Tiscali UK Limited | 03408171 |
| Verizon UK Limited | 02776038 |
| Virgin Media Limited | 02591237 |
| Vodafone Enterprise U.K. | 01541957 |
| Vodafone Limited | 01471587 |
| Zayo Group UK Limited | 03726666.”. |
(3) After article 9 (powers of assessors), insert—
“Entries otherwise than as directed by this Order
9A.—(1) The entering of lands and heritages in a valuation roll otherwise than as directed by this Order does not affect the validity of the entry or any action taken in consequence of that entry.
(2) Where it comes to the attention of the assessor designated to value lands and heritages under article 8 that lands and heritages have not been entered as directed by this Order in the valuation roll for which that assessor is responsible, that assessor must—
(a)where the lands and heritages are not entered in the valuation roll for that assessor’s valuation area—
(i)make arrangements with the assessor for the valuation area of the roll in which the lands and heritages have been entered for that entry to be altered or removed, and
(ii)enter the lands and heritages in the valuation roll as directed by this Order with effect from the same date as the alteration or removal of the other entry takes effect,
(b)where the lands and heritages are entered in the valuation roll for that assessor’s valuation area, but are not the subject of a single entry in that roll—
(i)alter or remove the entry, and
(ii)enter the lands and heritages as directed by this Order with effect from the same date as the alteration or removal of the other entry takes effect.”.
BEN MACPHERSON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
19th February 2020