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RATING AND VALUATION
Made
30th March 1990
Coming into force
1st April 1990
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 6, 35 and 37(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation with such associations of local authorities, and of persons carrying on undertakings, as appeared to him to be concerned, and with such local authorities, persons, or associations of persons with whom consultation appeared to him to be desirable, all in accordance with section 6(4) of the said Act, hereby makes the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before and has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:
1. This Order may be cited as the Water Undertakings (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 1st April 1990.
2.-(1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires-�
"the 1975 Act" means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975;
"financial year" means the period of twelve months beginning with 1st April;
"non-domestic water rate" shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of section 40 of the Water (Scotland) Act 1980(2);
"prescribed class of lands and heritages" means the class of lands and heritages prescribed for the purposes of section 6(1) of the 1975 Act in article 3 of this Order;
"water authority" means-�
a water authority within the meaning of section 109(1) of the Water (Scotland) Act 1980; and
a water development board within the meaning of that section; and
"water undertaking" means an undertaking for the supply of water carried on by a water authority.
(2) Any reference in this Order to-�
(a)lands and heritages occupied by a water authority includes a reference to lands and heritages which, if unoccupied, are owned by that authority; and
(b)lands and heritages used for any purpose includes a reference to lands and heritages which are unused but in relation to which it appears that, when next in use, they will be used for such a purpose.
3. The following class of lands and heritages is hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 6(1) of the 1975 Act, namely any lands and heritages in Scotland occupied by a water authority and used wholly or mainly for the purposes of the water undertaking carried on by that authority.
4. The non-domestic water rate shall not be leviable in respect of the prescribed class of lands and heritages in respect of the financial year 1990-91.
5. For the purposes of section 6(1) and (2) of the 1975 Act, in relation to the financial year 1990-91-�
(a)the aggregate amount of the rateable values of the prescribed class of lands and heritages occupied by each water authority specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order is prescribed as the amount specified in column 2 of that Schedule opposite to the name of that water authority; and
(b)the aggregate amount of the rateable values prescribed in relation to each water authority specified in column 1 of that Schedule is apportioned among the local authorities specified in column 3 of that Schedule opposite to the name of that water authority in the amount shown opposite to the name of each such local authority in column 4 of that Schedule.
6. The following amendments shall be made to the enactments specified in Articles 7 and 8 below in their relation to the valuation of the prescribed lands and heritages for the financial year 1990-91.
7. In section 6(1) of the Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956(3), after the words "this Act", there shall be inserted the words "and to any Order made by the Secretary of State under section 6 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975".
8.-(1) Section 2(1)(c) of the 1975 Act shall be amended by inserting at the end the following:-�
"(iii)upon their ceasing to be lands and heritages within the class of lands and heritages prescribed in the Water Undertakings (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 1990 (hereinafter referred to as "the 1990 Order");".
(2) Section 2(1)(d) of that Act shall be amended by inserting after the words "lands and heritages" the following words:-�
"(other than lands and heritages within the class of lands and heritages prescribed in the 1990 Order);".
(3) Section 2(1)(f) of that Act shall be amended by adding at the end the following:-�
"(other than an entry relating to lands and heritages within the class of lands and heritages prescribed in the 1990 Order);".
(4) Section 2(1)(g) of that Act shall be amended at the end of the following paragraph:-�
"(gg)by entering therein, in relation to each water authority as defined in the 1990 Order, any lands and heritages within the class of lands and heritages prescribed in that Order together with the rateable values apportioned by that Order to the local authorities whose areas comprise or form part of the valuation area;".
(5) In section 2(2)(a) of that Act, after the reference to "subsection (1)(a)", insert the words "or (gg)".
(6) In section 3(2) of that Act, after the reference to "2(1)(g)", there shall be inserted the words "or (gg)".
(7) In section 3(4) of that Act, after the words "lands and heritages" where they appear for the first time, there shall be inserted the following:-�
"(other than lands and heritages within the class of lands and heritages prescribed in the 1990 Order)".
9. The Water Undertakings (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 1985(4) is hereby revoked.
James Douglas-Hamilton
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St. Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
30th March 1990
Article 5
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water authority | Aggregate amount of rateable values | Local authorities | Apportioned amounts |
| Central Scotland Water Development Board | £ 1,164,640 | Falkirk | £ 10,788 |
| Stirling | 54,436 | ||
| West Lothian | 1,599 | ||
| Clydebank | 995 | ||
| Cumbernauld & Kilsyth | 13,033 | ||
| Dumbarton | 521,883 | ||
| Monklands | 26,345 | ||
| Strathkelvin | 315,040 | ||
| Perth and Kinross | 220,521 | ||
| Borders Region | £ 535,687 | Berwickshire | £ 102,712 |
| Ettrick and Lauderdale | 189,408 | ||
| Roxburgh | 184,549 | ||
| Tweeddale | 58,849 | ||
| East Lothian | 169 | ||
| Central Region | £ 2,809,167 | Clackmannan | £ 248,657 |
| Falkirk | 1,575,325 | ||
| Stirling | 628,956 | ||
| Bearsden and Milngavie | 252 | ||
| Cumbernauld & Kilsyth | 238,653 | ||
| Strathkelvin | 117,324 | ||
| Dumfries and Galloway Region | £ 982,800 | Annandale and Eskdale | £ 262,783 |
| Nithsdale | 352,919 | ||
| Stewartry | 154,520 | ||
| Wigtown | 212,578 | ||
| Fife Region | £1,988,213 | Clackmannan | £ 204,189 |
| Dunfermline | 542,691 | ||
| Kirkcaldy | 487,041 | ||
| North East Fife | 291,831 | ||
| Perth and Kinross | 462,461 | ||
| Grampian Region | £ 2,369,440 | Banff and Buchan | £ 519,006 |
| Aberdeen City | 915,243 | ||
| Gordon | 183,650 | ||
| Kincardine and Deeside | 403,483 | ||
| Moray | 348,058 | ||
| Highland Region | £ 1,284,220 | Badenoch and Strathspey | £ 79,818 |
| Caithness | 181,240 | ||
| Inverness | 406,401 | ||
| Lochaber | 108,518 | ||
| Nairn | 55,139 | ||
| Ross and Cromarty | 332,898 | ||
| Skye and Lochalsh | 56,860 | ||
| Sutherland | 63,346 | ||
| Lothian Region | £ 3,896,680 | Ettrick and Lauderdale | £ 110,689 |
| Tweeddale | 354,266 | ||
| Edinburgh City | 2,093,628 | ||
| East Lothian | 460,708 | ||
| Midlothian | 373,442 | ||
| West Lothian | 492,664 | ||
| Clydesdale | 11,283 | ||
| Strathclyde | £14,918,340 | Tweeddale | £ 88 |
| Stirling | 1,525,449 | ||
| Argyll and Bute | 375,709 | ||
| Bearsden | 892,607 | ||
| Clydebank | 243,049 | ||
| Clydesdale | 840,513 | ||
| Cumnock and Doon Valley | 255,804 | ||
| Cunninghame | 1,159,344 | ||
| Dumbarton | 542,109 | ||
| East Kilbride | 397,870 | ||
| Eastwood | 392,168 | ||
| Glasgow City | 3,322,101 | ||
| Hamilton | 419,705 | ||
| Inverclyde | 593,657 | ||
| Kilmarnock | 413,039 | ||
| Kyle and Carrick | 1,032,474 | ||
| Monklands | 405,999 | ||
| Motherwell | 780,404 | ||
| Renfrew | 1,055,529 | ||
| Strathkelvin | 270,722 | ||
| Tayside Region | £ 1,860,387 | Angus | £ 729,218 |
| Dundee City | 696,768 | ||
| Perth and Kinross | 434,401 | ||
| Orkney Islands Area | £ 127,800 | Orkney Islands | £ 127,800 |
| Western Isles Area | £ 182,200 | Western Isles | £ 182,200 |
| Shetland Islands Area | £ 187,640 | Shetland Islands | £ 187,640 |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes provision for the valuation for the financial year 1990-91 of certain lands and heritages ("the prescribed class of lands and heritages") occupied by water authorities specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order ("the authorities") and used wholly or mainly for the purposes of water undertakings carried on by the authorities.
The Order prescribes the aggregate amount of the rateable values of the prescribed class of lands and heritages for that financial year in the case of each authority specified in the Schedule. It also apportions that aggregate amount among local authorities in accordance with columns 3 and 4 of the Schedule to the Order (article 5).
The Order provides that the non-domestic water rate shall not be leviable in respect of the prescribed class of lands and heritages for that financial year (article 4).
The Order amends certain enactments relating to the valuation of the prescribed class of lands and heritages (articles 6 to 8).
The Order also revokes the Water Undertakings (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/197).
1975 c. 30; section 6(1) to (7) was substituted by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 4), section 1, and section 6(1) subsequently amended by the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41), Schedule 12, paragraph 11 which comes into force on 1st April 1990; section 6(1A) was inserted by the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42), Schedule 6, paragraph 18 which also comes into force on 1st April 1990; section 37(1) contains a definition of "prescribed" which is relevant to the exercise of the powers under which this Order is made.
1980 c. 45; section 40 was substituted by the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47), Schedule 5, paragraph 29.
1956 c. 60; section 6(1) was amended by the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47), Schedule 6 and the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42), Schedule 6, paragraph 3.
S.I. 1985/197.
