5E+W+SIn section 6 of the M1Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956, after subsection (8B) (further provision as to regulations relating to determination of net annual value) there shall be inserted the following subsections—
“(8C)For the purposes of subsection (8B) above, cases may be defined, described or classified by reference to such factors as the Secretary of State thinks fit.
(8D)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (8C) above, a case may be defined, described or classified by reference to one or more of the following factors—
(a)the physical characteristics of lands and heritages;
(b)the fact that lands and heritages are unoccupied or are occupied for purposes prescribed by the regulations or by persons of descriptions so prescribed.”
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