C1Part III Non-Domestic Rating
General
55 Alteration of lists.
1
The Secretary of State may make regulations providing that where a copy of a list has been sent under section 41(5) or 52(5) above and the valuation officer alters the list before it comes into force—
a
the officer must inform the F1billing authority or Secretary of State (as the case may be), and
b
the authority or Secretary of State (as the case may be) must alter the deposited copy accordingly.
2
The Secretary of State may make regulations about the alteration by valuation officers of lists which have been compiled under this Part, whether or not they are still in force; and subsections (3) to (7) below shall apply for the purposes of this subsection.
3
The regulations may include provision that where a valuation officer intends to alter a list with a view to its being accurately maintained, he shall not alter it unless prescribed conditions (as to notice or otherwise) are fulfilled.
4
The regulations may include provision—
a
as to who (other than a valuation officer) may make a proposal for the alteration of a list with a view to its being accurately maintained,
b
c
as to the period within which a proposal must be made,
d
as to the procedure for F4and subsequent to the making of a proposal, and
F5dd
as to the circumstances within which and the conditions upon which a proposal may be withdrawn
e
requiring the valuation officer to inform other prescribed persons of the proposal in a prescribed manner.
5
The regulations may include provision that, where there is a disagreement F6between a valuation officer and another person making a proposal for the alteration of a list—
a
about the validity of the proposal; or
b
about the accuracy of the list,
an appeal may be made to a F7valuation tribunal established under Schedule 11 below.
6
The regulations may include—
a
provision as to the period for which or day from which an alteration of a list is to have effect (including provision that it is to have retrospective effect);
b
provision requiring the list to be altered so as to indicate the effect (retrospective or otherwise) of the alteration;
c
provision requiring the valuation officer to inform prescribed persons of an alteration within a prescribed period;
d
provision requiring the valuation officer to keep for a prescribed period a record of the state of the list before the alteration was made.
7
The regulations may include provision as to financial adjustments to be made as a result of alterations, including—
F8a
provision requiring payments or repayments to be made, with or without interest, and
c
provision as to the recovery (by deduction or otherwise) of sums due.
F97A
The regulations may include provision that—
a
where a valuation officer for a F10billing authority has informed the authority of an alteration of a list a copy of which has been deposited by the authority under section 41(6B) above, the authority must alter the copy accordingly;
b
where the central valuation officer has informed the Secretary of State of an alteration of a list a copy of which has been deposited under section 52(6B) above, the Secretary of State must alter the copy accordingly.
Pt. III (ss. 41–67) amended by S.I. 1990/582, reg. 5(1)
Pt. III (ss. 41 - 67) amended (25. 9. 1991) by Atomic Weapons Establishment Act 1991 (c. 46), ss. 3, 6(2) Sch. para.9 (with s. 1)
Pt. III (ss. 41-67) modified (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 78, (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2, Sch. 1
Pt. III (ss. 41-67) amended (28.11.1994) by S.I. 1994/2825, regs. 27, 28