Amendment to the 2000 Regulations2
1
The Central Rating Lists (England) Regulations 20002 shall be amended as follows.
2
In paragraph (3) of regulation 1,
a
At the beginning insert the following—
a
Subject to subparagraph (b)
b
At the end of paragraph (3) add the following—
b
In Part 8 of the Schedule, references to a designated person by name are references to the company bearing that name on 28th February 2001.
3
After Part IV insert the following—
PART IVAINDEPENDENT GAS TRANSPORTERS
Independent Gas Transporters10A
1
Where a company which is a designated person by virtue of being listed in Part 8 of the Schedule occupies or, in the case of unoccupied hereditaments, owns what would, apart from these Regulations, be more than one hereditament (each of which is called in this regulation “the separate premises”) and each of those separate premises satisfies the conditions set out in paragraph (2), those separate premises shall be treated as one hereditament.
2
The conditions are that each of the separate premises is used wholly or mainly for the purposes of the designated person acting as a public gas transporter and are not excepted premises.
3
In paragraph (2)—
a
“excepted premises” means premises used wholly or mainly as office premises, where those premises are not situated on operational land of the designated person; and
b
“public gas transporter” has the same meaning as in Part I of the Gas Act 19863.
4
The hereditament described in paragraph (1) shall be treated as occupied by the designated person.
4
In the Schedule—
a
in Part 7, and with effect beginning with 1st January 2001, for “Imperial Chemical Industries plc” substitute “Ineos Chlor Limited”;
b
after Part 7 insert the following—
PART 8INDEPENDENT GAS TRANSPORTERS
Designated person
Relevant hereditaments
British Gas Connections Limited
Hereditaments described in regulation 10A
TotalFinaElf Pipelines Limited
The Gas Transportation Company Limited
SSE Pipelines Limited
ScottishPower Gas Limited
East Midlands Pipelines Limited
GTC Pipelines Limited
Energi Link Limited
Hyder Gas Networks Limited
E.S. Pipelines Limited