PART 2Designation of classes of hereditaments

Class F: cables and sub-stations associated with offshore generating plants11

1

Class F consists of any hereditament in relation to which the conditions in paragraph (2) are fulfilled.

2

The conditions mentioned in paragraph (1) are that—

a

the hereditament is first entered onto a local non-domestic rating list for the area of a billing authority in England on or after 1st April 2013;

b

that hereditament is used wholly or mainly for the purposes of the transformation or transmission of electrical power;

c

the generating plant for the hereditament is situated in offshore waters; and

d

that generating plant for the hereditament uses as its primary source of energy—

i

wind; or

ii

water (including wave or tidal).

3

In this regulation, “offshore waters” means—

a

waters in or adjacent to the United Kingdom which are between the mean low water mark and the seaward limits of the territorial sea; and

b

waters within an area designated under section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 19644.