Name, application and commencement

1.  These Regulations, which apply to Wales only, are called the Central Rating List (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on the 11th December 2003.

Amendment to the 1999 Regulations

2.—(1) The Central Rating List (Wales) Regulations 1999(3) are amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (4) of regulation 1:

(a)At the beginning, insert the following—

“(a)Subject to subparagraph (b)”.

(b)At the end, add the following—

“(b)In Part 2 of the Schedule, the reference to Aquila Networks plc is a reference to the company bearing that name on the 10th of May 2002.”.

(3) In Part 2 of the Schedule, and with effect from the 1st of November 2001, for “Midlands Electricity plc” substitute “Aquila Networks plc”.

Explanatory Note

(This note does not form part of the Regulations)

With a view to securing en bloc the central rating of certain hereditaments, the Secretary of State may make regulations under section 53(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 to designate a person and prescribe in relation to that person one or more descriptions of non-domestic hereditament. Insofar as it relates to Wales, this power has been transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by virtue of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999.

The principal Regulations made by the National Assembly for Wales in reliance on this power are the Central Rating List (Wales) Regulations 1999 which have effect with respect to any central rating list for Wales compiled on or after the 1st of April 2000.

These Regulations amend the principal Regulations by substituting, with effect from the 1st of November 2001, Aquila Networks plc for Midlands Electricity plc as a designated person in relation to hereditaments wholly or mainly used for the purposes of the functions of a public electricity supplier, or for ancillary purposes.