The Gas Industry (Rateable Values) (England) Order 2000

• Citation: S.I. 2000/946
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

This Order, which extends to England only, may be cited as the Gas Industry (Rateable Values) (England) Order 2000 and shall come into force—

(a) for all purposes other than those of article 4, on the day after the day on which it is made; and

(b) for the purposes of article 4, on 1st April 2000.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“ the Act ” means the Local Government Finance Act 1988;

“BG Transco plc” means the company bearing that name on 1st January 2000;

“the central list” means the central non-domestic rating list for England ;

“year” means a chargeable financial year.

Section 3 Rateable values

In the case of the class of non-domestic hereditaments occupied (or, if not occupied, owned) by BG Transco plc and required by virtue of regulation 4 of and Part 3 of the Schedule to the Central Rating Lists (England) Regulations 2000 to be shown in the central list, paragraphs 2 to 2C of Schedule 6 of the Act shall not apply in any year for which the central list compiled on 1st April 2000 has effect, and the rateable value of that class of hereditaments in any year during which that central list is in force shall be £430,454,000.

Section 4 Revocations and savings

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the following are hereby revoked—

(a) the British Gas plc (Rateable Values) Order 1994

(b) the Gas Act 1995 (Rateable Values) (Modification) Order 1997 ; and

(c) the British Gas plc (Rateable Values) (Amendment) Order 1997

(2) Without prejudice to section 16(1) of the Interpretation Act 1978 , the provisions of the Orders mentioned in paragraph (1) shall continue to have effect for the purposes of, and for purposes connected with—

(a) any alteration of a central list compiled before 1st April 2000; or

(b) any provision made by regulations under section 58 (special provision for 1995 onwards) of the Act as to the chargeable amount as regards a hereditament for a relevant period as defined in that section.