2.—(1) In this Order—
“the Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1988;
“central list” means the central non-domestic rating list for England(1);
“Central Lists Regulations” means the Central Rating Lists (England) Regulations 2000;
“class of hereditaments” means the hereditaments falling to be shown in the central list in relation to a designated person by virtue of regulation 4 of and Part 6 of the Schedule to the Central Lists Regulations(2);
“designated person” means a person designated by regulation 3(1) of and named in Part 6 of the Schedule to the Central Lists Regulations; and in relation to a class of hereditaments “relevant designated person” means the designated person in occupation of that class;
“recalculation factor” in relation to a class of hereditaments means the factor determined in relation to that class in accordance with article 6;
“relevant year” means any year for which a rateable value falls to be determined in accordance with this Order, and “relevant preceding year” means the year preceding a relevant year;
“the standard formula” in relation to a class of hereditaments means the formula T + U where—
T is the amount specified in relation to that class in the Schedule; and
U is the recalculation factor applicable to that class in respect of the relevant year; and
“year” means a chargeable financial year.
(2) Any reference in this Order to hereditaments occupied by a person includes a reference, in the case of unoccupied hereditaments, to hereditaments owned by that person, references to occupation being construed accordingly.
(3) Any reference in this Order to a designated person by name is to the company bearing that name on 1st January 2000.
(4) This Order applies for the purpose of the central list compiled on 1st April 2000.
The central list is compiled under section 52 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 and the Central Rating Lists (England) Regulations 2000; S.I. 2000/525.
Regulation 4 is made under section 53(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988.