PART 3Miscellaneous

Certification: splits and mergers before 1st April 2023I120

1

This regulation applies where—

a

on a day before 1st April 2023 a hereditament (“new hereditament”) comes into existence by virtue of—

i

property previously rated as a single hereditament becoming liable to be rated in parts;

ii

property previously rated in parts becoming liable to be rated as a single hereditament; or

iii

a hereditament or any part of a hereditament becoming part of a different hereditament; and

b

the new hereditament is first shown in a list on 1st April 2023.

2

If this regulation applies the appropriate valuation officer must—

a

certify that this regulation applies; and

b

certify the rateable value that should have been shown in a list for the new hereditament for 31st March 2023.

3

These Regulations have effect, in relation to 1st April 2023 and any subsequent relevant day, as if—

a

the new hereditament came into existence on 31st March 2023;

b

the new hereditament was shown in a list for that day; and

c

the rateable value certified under paragraph (2) was the value shown in the list for the hereditament for that day.