The Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2005

Notification of alteration

17.—(1) Within four weeks of altering a list a valuation officer must serve a notice in writing on the relevant authority stating the effect of the alteration; and the relevant authority must as soon as is reasonably practicable alter the copy of the list deposited by it at its principal office under section 41(6B) of the Act.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), no later than the day on which the notice is served under paragraph (1) the valuation officer must serve a notice in writing on the ratepayer and on any proposer, as defined in paragraph (5), stating —

(a) the effect of the alteration; and

(b) subject to paragraph (4), the effect of the application of this Part, and of Part 5, in relation to the alteration.

(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply in relation to alterations effected solely for the purpose of correcting a clerical error, or for reflecting —

(a) a change in the address of the hereditament concerned; or

(b) a change in the area of the relevant authority.

(4) Paragraph (2)(b) does not apply in relation to an alteration effected for reflecting —

(a) a decision of the valuation officer that a proposal is well-founded;

(b) a decision, in relation to the hereditament which is the subject of the proposal, of a valuation tribunal or the Lands Tribunal or of a court determining an appeal or an application for review from a valuation tribunal or the Lands Tribunal; or

(c) an agreement under regulation 12.

(5) The proposer mentioned in paragraph (2) is any proposer for whom an appeal in relation to the hereditament has been referred to the relevant valuation tribunal under regulation 13(1) and whose appeal has either —

(a) not been determined by that tribunal; or

(b) has been so determined and either —

(i) an appeal has been made to the Lands Tribunal under regulation 37 and that appeal has not been determined; or

(ii) the time for making an appeal to the Lands Tribunal under regulation 37 has not yet expired.

(6) The valuation officer must take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that any notice under paragraph (2) is served not later than the corresponding notice under paragraph (1).