The Valuation Roll and Valuation Notice (Scotland) Order 1989

Made: 15th December 1989

Coming into force: 30th December 1989

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1(1), 3(2), 35(2) and (3) and 37(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975( [^f00001]) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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• (1) This Order may be cited as the Valuation Roll and Valuation Notice (Scotland) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 30th December 1989.

• (2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the 1928 Act” means the Rating and Valuation (Apportionment) Act 1928( [^f00002]);

• “the 1956 Act” means the Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956( [^f00003]);

• “the 1970 Act” means the Valuation for Rating (Scotland) Act 1970( [^f00004]);

• “the 1975 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975;

• “the 1986 Act” means the Salmon Act 1986( [^f00005]);

• “the 1987 Act” means the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987( [^f00006]).

Form of valuation roll

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Any valuation roll which comes into force on or after 1st April 1990 shall be in tabular form and shall include the following information in respect of any lands and heritages shown therein:—

• (a) the description and situation of those lands and heritages;

• (b) the name or names of the proprietor, tenant and occupier of those lands and heritages, as appropriate, together with their designations as such;

• (c) the net annual value of those lands and heritages as ascertained under section 6(8) of the 1956 Act( [^f00007]);

• (d) the rateable value of those lands and heritages within the meaning of section 6(9) of the 1956 Act( [^f00008]), except in the case mentioned in (e) below;

• (e) if those lands and heritages are such as are mentioned in section 7B of the 1956 Act( [^f00009]) (buildings used for breeding and rearing of horses), the amount which is required to be taken as their rateable value in terms of that section and a note to that effect;

• (f) the date of taking effect of any alteration in the valuation roll relating to those lands and heritages made under section 2 of the 1975 Act which is required to be stated in the valuation roll by subsection (2) of that section( [^f00010]);

• (g) any apportionment note within the meaning of paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the 1987 Act relating to those lands and heritages which is required to be entered in the valuation roll by paragraph 10 of that Schedule;

• (h) the date of taking effect of any alteration to an entry in the valuation roll relating to those lands and heritages which is required to be shown in the valuation roll by paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 to the 1987 Act (alterations consisting of an addition, deletion or amendment of an apportionment note referred to in (g) above);

• (i) if those lands and heritages are industrial or freight-transport lands and heritages within the meaning of section 3 or 5, as read with section 9, of the 1928 Act—

• (i) any distinguishing mark or other indication required to be shown in the valuation roll by section 9(5)( [^f00011]) or (7) of that Act; and

• (ii) any apportionment made by the assessor in pursuance of section 9(6) or (7) of that Act which is required to be shown in the valuation roll by section 9(8) of that Act;

• (j) if those lands and heritages are such as are mentioned in section 1 of the 1970 Act( [^f00012]) (buildings used for livestock production), the distinguishing mark or other indication to that effect which is required to be shown in the valuation roll by section 1(7) of that Act;

• (k) if those lands and heritages consist of a salmon fishery which falls to be entered in the valuation roll in pursuance of section 11(2) or (3) of the 1986 Act (cases where the assessor is required, on certain requests being made to him, to value the fishery and enter it in the valuation roll), a note to that effect.

Form of valuation notice

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• (1) The notice which an assessor is required to issue in pursuance of section 3(2) of the 1975 Act (the “valuation notice”) in respect of an entry relating to lands and heritages in a valuation roll in force on and after 1st April 1990 shall be in tabular form and include the information which is required to be shown in the valuation roll in respect of those lands and heritages by article 2 above.

• (2) The valuation notice shall also include the information contained in the Schedule to this Order, or in words to the like effect, unless the valuation notice relates to an alteration made in the valuation roll—

• (a) pursuant to an agreement reached under section 2(3) of the 1975 Act( [^f00013]), and the valuation notice is issued to the party who reached that agreement with the assessor; or

• (b) pursuant to a decision of the valuation appeal committee, the Lands Tribunal for Scotland or the Lands Valuation Appeal Court.

Revocation

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The Valuation Roll and Valuation Notice (Scotland) Order 1984( [^f00014]) is hereby revoked, except insofar as the forms prescribed therein fall to be used in connection with alterations to a valuation roll in force at the date of coming into force of this Order.

SCHEDULE

Lodging an appeal

If you think that the values shown overleaf are too high (for example, by comparison with those for similar properties) the first thing you should do is to approach the assessor. He made the valuation, and he has the power to change it. Contact his office by calling, or by telephone, or by writing, as soon as possible.

If you have been unable to reach agreement with the assessor before the last date for lodging an appeal, which is 15th September [*] or 6 months from the date of issue of this notice whichever is the later (but see also “Time limits for appeal” below), you must ensure that you have submitted your appeal in writing to him before that date explaining why you think the valuation is wrong.

Appeal hearings

The Lands Tribunal for Scotland

Time limits for appeal

Powers of the assessor to change a valuation

In such a case where he changes a valuation he will issue a new notice and you will have a right of appeal in respect of such a change.

Further advice

Name and address of assessor

Date of issue*

• May be omitted from a notice in respect of an entry where the time limit for appeal is 15th September in the year in which the roll comes into force.

Signed

James Douglas-Hamilton — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office — 15th December 1989

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order prescribes the form of the valuation roll which comes into force on or after 1st April 1990 (article 2), and the form of valuation notice to be issued by the assessor in respect of entries in such a roll (article 3 and Schedule).

It also revokes, subject to savings, the Valuation Roll and Valuation Notice (Scotland) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/1505) which previously prescribed these forms (article 4).

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1975 c. 30; section 37(1) contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which this Order is made.

[^f00002]: 1928 c. 44

[^f00003]: 1956 c. 60

[^f00004]: 1970 c. 4

[^f00005]: 1986 c. 62

[^f00006]: 1987 c. 47

[^f00007]: Section 6(8) was amended by the 1987 Act, Schedule 6.

[^f00008]: Section 6(9) was amended by the Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1963 (c. 12), Schedule 3, Part II and by the 1987 Act, Schedule 6.

[^f00009]: Section 7B was inserted by the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42), Schedule 6, paragraph 4.

[^f00010]: Section 2(2) was amended by the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 23), section 9 and Schedule 3, paragraph 32, and by the 1987 Act, Schedule 6.

[^f00011]: Section 9(5) was amended by the 1956 Act, Schedule 7, Part IV, and by the Rating and Valuation (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 31), Schedule 2, paragraph 4.

[^f00012]: Section 1(1) was amended by the 1987 Act, Schedule 6.

[^f00013]: Section 2(3) was amended by the Rating and Valuation (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 31), Schedule 2, paragraph 15.

[^f00014]: S.I. 1984/1505

[^f00015]: The definition is in section 37(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30), as amended by the Rating and Valuation (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 31), section 20 and Schedule 2, paragraph 17, and by the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47), Schedule 6.

[^f00016]: 1949 c. 42; section 1(3A) was inserted by the Rating and Valuation (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1984, section 12(1).