Statutory Instruments
2016 No. 146
Rating And Valuation, England
The Central Rating List (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
Made
9th February 2016
Laid before Parliament
11th February 2016
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) to (6)
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 53(1), (2) and (4) and 143(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988( 1 ).
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Central Rating List (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016.
(2) These Regulations come into force as follows.
(3) This regulation comes into force on 7th March 2016.
(4) Regulation 2(1) comes into force—
(a) so far as it relates to the amendment in regulation 2(2), on 1st April 2017;
(b) so far as it relates to the amendment in regulation 2(3), on 7th March 2016 but has effect from 30th April 2015.
(5) Regulation 2(2) comes into force on 1st April 2017.
(6) Regulation 2(3) comes into force on 7th March 2016 but has effect from 30th April 2015.
Amendment of the Central Rating List (England) Regulations 2005
2. —(1)The Central Rating List (England) Regulations 2005( 2 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 12 (electricity transmission hereditaments)—
(a) in paragraph (3)(b), omit all words after “National Grid Company plc”; and
(b) omit para (3)(c).
(3) In Part 12 of the Schedule (long-distance pipe-line hereditaments) in the column headed “designated person”, for “Secretary of State for Defence” substitute “with effect from 30th April 2015, the company bearing the name ShelfCo123 Limited on that date”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Marcus Jones
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
9th February 2016
1988 c. 41 . Section 53 was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 5 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42) and Part 1 of Schedule 8 to the Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26) . These powers are now vested in the Welsh Ministers so far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales. They were previously transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 ( S.I. 1999/672 ): see the reference to the Local Government Finance Act 1988 in Schedule 1. By virtue of paragraphs 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) , they were transferred to the Welsh Ministers.
S.I. 2005/551 ; relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2013/2887 , 2013/408 and 2010/2692 ; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.