PART IIIALTERATION OF CENTRAL RATING LISTS: PIPE-LINES

Cross-country pipe-lines

19.—(1) In relation to cross-country pipe-lines required by regulations under section 53 of the Act(1) to be shown in a central non-domestic rating list (in this regulation referred to as “relevant pipe-lines”), the regulations mentioned in paragraph (2) shall apply, modified as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), as if–

(a)any reference to a local non-domestic rating list were a reference to a central non-domestic rating list;

(b)any reference to a valuation officer were a reference to the central valuation officer; and

(c)any reference to an alteration of a list were a reference to its alteration in relation to a description of hereditaments, being hereditaments consisting of relevant pipe-lines.

(2) The regulations are regulations 4 (except paragraphs (3), (5) to (8) and (12)(d)), 5 (except paragraph (1)(d)(vi)), 6 and 7, 8(1)(a) and (2), 9, 10, 11, 12, 13(1), (2) (except paragraph (2)(a)(iv)) and (5) to (9), 15 to 17 and 18 (except paragraph (3)(d)).

(3) Regulation 18(1) shall apply as if the reference to the relevant authority and its principal office were a reference to the appropriate Secretary of State and his principal office.

(4) Regulations 7 and 12 shall apply as if references to a relevant valuation tribunal were to the valuation tribunal established by regulations under Schedule 11 to the Act for the area in which the designated person has its principal place of business within England and Wales.

(5) At the same time as the central valuation officer serves a copy of a proposal on the ratepayer under regulation 8(1) in relation to a relevant pipe-line he shall serve such a copy on the appropriate Secretary of State.

(6) In this regulation “the designated person” means the person designated by regulations under section 53 of the Act in relation to the description of hereditaments which includes the relevant pipe-line.

(1)

Section 53 is amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 5 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. Regulations made under that section are the Central Rating Lists Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/2263; a relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1990/1566).