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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956 (c. 60)

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Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956 (c. 60)S

4SIn section 6 of the Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956 (ascertainment of certain values of lands and heritages) after subsection (8) there shall be inserted the following subsections—

(8A)The Secretary of State may by regulations made under this subsection prescribe—

(a)the manner in which and the principles, rules and considerations by reference to which the net annual value of lands and heritages is to be arrived at under subsection (8) above;

(b)that the principles, rules and considerations referred to in paragraph (a) above or any of them shall be such as are determined in accordance with the regulations.

(8B)Regulations made under subsection (8A) above—

(a)may be made so as to apply differently to different areas or in relation to different cases or classes of case;

(b)may include such supplementary, incidental, consequential or transitional provisions as appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient; and

(c)shall be made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

5In section 22 of that Act (exemption of churches etc. from rates)—

(a)after subsection (1) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

(1A)Without prejudice to subsection (1) of this section, in respect of the year 1989-90 and of any subsequent year, no rate shall be levied on any premises to the extent that they are occupied by a religious body and used by it for such purposes and to such extent for those purposes as the Secretary of State may prescribe by order made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.;

(b)in subsection (2), for the words “the foregoing subsection” there shall be substituted the words “ subsection (1) or (1A) of this section ”;

(c)after subsection (2) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

(2A)Where any such premises as are mentioned in subsection (1A) of this section are used to an extent for a use other than one so prescribed, the net annual value of or attributable to the premises shall be apportioned as between these respective uses and the amounts so apportioned shall be shown separately in the valuation roll.;

(d)in subsection (3), for the words “last foregoing subsection” there shall be substituted the words “ subsection (2) or (2A) of this section ”.

6After section 22 of that Act, there shall be inserted the following section—

22A Exemption of certain fishings from rates.

22A(1)In respect of each of the following years, that is to say the year 1989-90 and subsequent years, no rate shall be levied in respect of lands and heritages which fall within any of paragraphs (a) to (c) below—

(a)lands and heritages which—

(i)consist of rights of salmon fishing entered separately in the valuation roll; and

(ii)are situated in a salmon fishery district for which there is, immediately before the beginning of the year, a district salmon fishery board;

(b)lands and heritages which consist of rights of salmon fishing entered separately in the valuation roll, being rights which are exercisable in the River Tweed and as regards which an annual rate or assessment is levied under section 79 of the Tweed Fisheries Act 1857 or section 5 of the Tweed Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1859.

  • In this paragraph, “River Tweed” means “the River” as defined by the Tweed Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1859 as amended by the byelaw made under section 4 of the Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1863;

(c)lands and heritages which consist of rights of fishing entered separately in the valuation roll, being rights which are exercisable in an area defined by an order which—

(i)is made under section 28(3) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975; and

(ii)contains such provision as is mentioned in paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 3 to that Act (contributions imposed by water authorities).

(2)Subsection (1) of this section is without prejudice to subsections (2) to (4) of section 7 of the Local Government and Miscellaneous Financial Provisions (Scotland) Act 1958 (certain rights of salmon fishing deemed for the purposes of making up the valuation roll to be agricultural lands and heritages).

(3)In subsection (1) of this section—

(a)salmon fishery district” has the meaning assigned to it by section 40(1) of the Salmon Act 1986;

(b)district salmon fishery board” means a district salmon fishery board which exists by virtue of section 14 of that Act.

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