SCHEDULE 2AMENDMENTS TO RATING AND LAND DRAINAGE LEGISLATION

PART Irating appeals

3.—(1) In the Lands Tribunal Rules 1975(1)–

(a)in rule 2–

(i)in the definitions of “drainage rates appeal” and “rating appeal”, after “local valuation court” there shall be added “or valuation and community charge tribunal”;

(ii)for the definition of “valuation proceedings” there shall be substituted–

• ““valuation proceedings” means proceedings before a local valuation court or a valuation and community charge tribunal, or proceedings begun before a local valuation court and continued before a valuation and community charge tribunal;”

(b)for the references to a local valuation court in rules 9(1), 37, 42(1) and 54(2), in Form 2 in Schedule 1 and item 6 of Schedule 2 there shall be substituted a reference to a valuation and community charge tribunal.

(2) The amendments made by paragraph (1)(b) shall not have effect in relation to decisions of a local valuation court made before the transfer date.