The Valuation Appeal Panels and Committees (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 212

RATING AND VALUATION

The Valuation Appeal Panels and Committees (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007

Made

6th March 2007

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

8th March 2007

Coming into force

1st April 2007

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 29 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Valuation Appeal Panels and Committees (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.

Amendment of Regulations

2.—(1) Regulation 4 of the Valuation Appeal Panels and Committees (Scotland) Regulations 1996(2) is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In paragraph (3), omit “, subject to paragraph (4) below,”.

(3) Omit paragraph (4).

TOM McCABE

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

6th March 2007

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The Valuation Appeal Panels and Committees (Scotland) Regulations 1996 (“the 1996 Regulations”) constituted 13 valuation appeal panels for valuation areas in Scotland for the purpose of hearing appeals under the Valuation Acts and council tax appeals.

Regulation 2 of these Regulations removes the restriction contained in Regulation 4(4) of the 1996 Regulations, that no person shall be appointed to a valuation appeal panel for a term of office which would commence after they reach the age of 70 years.

(1)

1994 c. 39. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).