Search Legislation

Local Government and Rating Act 1997

 Help about what version

What Version

 Help about advanced features

Advanced Features

Changes to legislation:

There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Local Government and Rating Act 1997, SCHEDULE 3. Help about Changes to Legislation

Close

Changes to Legislation

Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.

Section 33(1).

SCHEDULE 3E+W+S Minor and consequential amendments

Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956 (c.60)E+W+S

1E+W+SAfter section 6A(1) of the Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956 (power of Secretary of State to combine and divide lands and heritages) there is inserted—

(1A)An order specifying lands and heritages for the purposes of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) above may also provide rules to determine who is to be treated as owner or occupier of any of the specified lands and heritages..

Local Government (Financial Provisions etc.) (Scotland) Act 1962 (c.9)E+W+S

2E+W+SIn section 4 of the Local Government (Financial Provisions etc.) (Scotland) Act 1962 (reduction and remission of rates)—

(a)in subsection (5) for “the following subsection” there is substituted “ subsection (6) or, as the case may be, (6A) of this section ”,

(b)in subsection (6) for “the following subsection” there is substituted “ subsection (7) of this section ”, and

(c)after subsection (6) there is inserted—

(6A)Without prejudice to subsection (6) of this section, where any reduction or remission of rates is determined under subsection (5) of this section in the first six months of a year, the reduction or remission may be granted—

(a)for the preceding year;

(b)for a specified term of years, not exceeding five, beginning not earlier than the preceding year nor more than twenty four months after the date of the determination;

(c)for an indefinite period beginning not earlier than the preceding year, subject to the exercise by the rating authority of their powers under subsection (7) of this section..

Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1963 (c.12)E+W+S

3E+W+SIn section 19 of the Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1963 (certain parks not to be entered in valuation roll), for subsection (1) there is substituted—

(1)Subject to subsections (1A) and (1B) below, lands and heritages which consist of a park vested in or under the control of—

(a)a local authority; or

(b)a Minister of the Crown or Government department or any other officer or body exercising functions on behalf of the Crown,

and any building comprised in any such park which is used for purposes ancillary to those of the park, shall not be entered in the valuation roll.

(1A)Subsection (1)(a) above does not apply to a park from which the local authority derives a net profit.

(1B)Subsection (1)(b) above does not apply unless the park is available for free and unrestricted use by members of the public.

(1C)In construing subsection (1B) above any temporary closure (at night or otherwise) shall be ignored..

Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)E+W+S

4E+W+SThe Local Government Act 1972 is amended as follows.

5E+W+SIn section 6 (term of office and retirement of district and county councillors)—

(a)in subsection (2)(c), for the words from “by an order” to the end there is substituted “ as mentioned in subsection (3) below ”, and

(b)after subsection (2) there is added—

(3)The number of councillors referred to in subsection (2)(c) above may be provided—

(a)by an order under paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to this Act;

(b)under or by virtue of the provisions of section 7 below;

(c)by an order under Part II of the Local Government Act 1992; or

(d)by an order under section 14 of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997.

6(1)Section 9 (parish meetings and councils) is amended as follows.E+W+S

(2)Subsections (2), (3) and (5) are omitted.

(3)In subsection (4), for “or Part II of the Local Government Act 1992” there is substituted “ Part II of the Local Government Act 1992 or section 14 of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997, ”.

(4)In subsection (6)—

(a)for “this section” (in the first place it appears) there is substituted “ section 16 of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 ”, and

(b)for “this section” (in the second place it appears) there is substituted “ section 16 of the Act of 1997 ”.

7E+W+SIn section 11 (orders for grouping parishes under common parish councils), in subsection (5)—

(a)“section 9 or” is omitted,

(b)after “1992” there is inserted “ or section 16 of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 ”, and

(c)for “that section or subsection” there is substituted “ subsection (4) above or section 16 of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 ”.

8E+W+SIn section 12 (provision supplementary to provisions about parish meetings and councils), in subsection (1), “9” is omitted.

9E+W+SIn section 16(1) (number of parish councillors), for the words from “shall” to the end there is substituted “ shall not be less than five. ”.

10E+W+SIn paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 (electoral arrangements for certain parish councils), for “or Part II of the Local Government Act 1992” in each place it appears there is substituted “ of this Act, Part II of the Local Government Act 1992 or Part II of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 ”.

Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30)E+W+S

11E+W+SThe Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 is amended as follows.

12E+W+SIn section 2 (alterations to the valuation roll)—

(a)in subsection (1), paragraph (ee) is omitted,

(b)after subsection (1) there is inserted—

(1A)Subject to subsection (2)(cc) below, the assessor for any valuation area shall, as respects that area, alter the roll to give effect to any decision following an appeal or complaint under the Valuation Acts to a court, tribunal or valuation appeal committee and such alteration shall have effect from such date as shall be determined by the court, tribunal or committee., and

(c)in subsection (2)—

(i)in paragraph (c) omit the words in the proviso from “or” (in the second place it appears) to “circumstances” (in the first place it appears) and from “or,” (in the fourth place it appears) to the end, and

(ii)in paragraph (cc) for “subsection (1)(ee)” there is substituted “ subsection (1A) ”.

13E+W+SIn section 3 (supplementary valuation provisions)—

(a)in subsection (1) after “2(1)” there is inserted “ , (1A) ”,

(b)in subsection (4) omit the words “at any time while the roll is in force”,

(c)after that subsection there is inserted—

(4A)An appeal under subsection (4) above shall be made—

(a)on the ground that there has been a material change of circumstances since the entry was made, not more than six months after the roll ceases to be in force;

(b)on the ground that there has been such an error in the entry as is referred to in section 2(1)(f) of this Act, at any time while the roll is in force.

14E+W+SAfter section 3 (supplementary valuation provisions) there is inserted —

3A Assessor’s powers of entry for valuation purposes.

The assessor shall be entitled at any reasonable time of the day, on giving not less than twenty-four hours previous notice in writing to the occupier, to enter, survey and value for the purposes of the Valuation Acts any lands and heritages within the area for which he acts as assessor, and if any person refuses to admit the assessor to enter any lands and heritages or obstructs him in making his survey or valuation he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

Valuation and Rating (Exempted Classes) (Scotland) Act 1976 (c. 64)E+W+S

15E+W+SIn section 2(2) of the Valuation and Rating (Exempted Classes) (Scotland) Act 1976 (supplementary provisions) for “sections 1, 2 and 5(2)” there is substituted “ sections 1 and 2 ”.

Water (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 45)E+W+S

16E+W+SIn section 109(1) of the Water (Scotland) Act 1980, for the definition of “agricultural lands and heritages” there is substituted—

  • agricultural lands and heritages” means any lands and heritages used for agricultural or pastoral purposes only or as woodlands, market gardens, orchards, allotments or allotment gardens and any lands exceeding 1011.75 square metres used for the purpose of poultry farming, but does not include any lands occupied together with a house as a park, garden or pleasure ground or any land kept or preserved mainly or exclusively for sporting purposes.

Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2)E+W+S

17E+W+SIn section 36 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (local elections in England and Wales), after subsection (3AB) there is inserted—

(3AC)Where the polls at—

(a)the ordinary election of councillors for any electoral division of a county in England in which there are no district councils or an election to fill a casual vacancy occurring in the office of such a councillor, and

(b)the ordinary election of parish councillors for any parish or an election to fill a casual vacancy occurring in the office of such a councillor,

are to be taken on the same day and the elections are for related electoral areas, the polls at those elections shall be taken together.

National Heritage Act 1983 (c. 47)E+W+S

18(1)Schedule 1 to the National Heritage Act 1983 is amended as follows.E+W+S

(2)In paragraph 2 (status of Board of Trustees of Victoria and Albert Museum)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (4), for “sub-paragraph (5) and any other” there is substituted “ the provisions of any ”, and

(b)sub-paragraph (5) is omitted.

(3)In paragraph 12 (status of Board of Trustees of Science Museum)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (4), for “sub-paragraph (5) and any other” there is substituted “ the provisions of any ”, and

(b)sub-paragraph (5) is omitted.

(4)In paragraph 22 (status of Board of Trustees of Armouries)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (2), for “sub-paragraph (3) and any other” there is substituted “ the provisions of any ”, and

(b)sub-paragraph (3) is omitted.

(5)In paragraph 32 (status of Board of Trustees of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (4), for “sub-paragraph (5) and any other” there is substituted “ the provisions of any ”, and

(b)sub-paragraph (5) is omitted.

19E+W+SIn paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the National Heritage Act 1983 (status of the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (4), for “sub-paragraph (5) and any other” there is substituted “ the provisions of any ”, and

(b)sub-paragraph (5) is omitted.

Dockyard Services Act 1986 (c. 52)E+W+S

20E+W+SIn section 3(1) of the Dockyard Services Act 1986 (treatment of land in designated dockyards)—

(a)paragraph (c) and the word “and” preceding it, “or, in Scotland, land or heritages” and “or for public purposes” are omitted, and

(b)for “those enactments” there is substituted “ that enactment ”.

Banking Act 1987 (c. 22)E+W+S

F121E+W+S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 3 para. 21 repealed (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3649, arts. 1, 359

Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41)E+W+S

22E+W+SThe Local Government Finance Act 1988 is amended as follows.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 3 para. 22 wholly in force; Sch. 3 para. 22 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 34; Sch. 3 para. 22 in force for certain purposes at 1.4.1997 by S.I. 1997/1097, art. 2; Sch. 3 para. 22 in force at 1.4.2000 insofar as not already in force by S.I. 1998/2329, art. 3(1)

23E+W+SIn section 47(7) (discretionary relief), after “made” there is inserted “ more than six months ”.

24E+W+SIn section 59 (contributions in aid), for “Crown hereditament” there is substituted “ hereditament which is exempt from local non-domestic rating by virtue of paragraph 19A of Schedule 5 below (property occupied for purposes of visiting forces etc.) ”.

25E+W+SIn section 64 (hereditaments), subsections (5) to (7D) are omitted.

26E+W+SIn section 67 (interpretation), after subsection (5) there is inserted—

(5A)In subsection (5) above “Crown hereditament” has the same meaning as in section 65A above.

27E+W+SIn paragraph 15 of Schedule 5 (exempt parks), in sub-paragraph (3), before paragraph (a) there is inserted—

(aa)a Minister of the Crown or Government department or any officer or body exercising functions on behalf of the Crown,.

National Maritime Museum Act 1989 (c. 8)E+W+S

28E+W+SSection 1(6) of the National Maritime Museum Act 1989 (exemption from rates of land occupied for purposes of Museum) is omitted.

Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14)E+W+S

29E+W+SIn Schedule 12 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (payments to local authorities by the Secretary of State), in paragraph 10—

(a)in sub-paragraph (2)(a), for “any rule of law relating to Crown exemption” there is substituted “ section 7 (exemption for visiting forces etc.) of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 ”,

(b)in sub-paragraph (3)(a)—

(i)in paragraph (ii) “and” is omitted,

(ii)after paragraph (iii) there is inserted and

(iv)paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 (discretionary relief for rural settlements) to the Local Government and Rating Act 1997.

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 3 para. 29 wholly in force; Sch. 3 para. 29 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 34; Sch. 3 para. 29(b) in force at 1.12.1997 by S.I. 1997/2826, art. 2(d); Sch. 3 para. 29(a) in force at 1.4.2000 by S.I. 1998/2329, art. 3(1)

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Legislation is available in different versions:

Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.

Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.

Close

See additional information alongside the content

Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.

Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.

Close

Opening Options

Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources
Close

Timeline of Changes

This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.

Close

More Resources

Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • correction slips

Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:

  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • links to related legislation and further information resources