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Scottish Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 50
Rating And Valuation
The Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2015
Made
3rd February 2015
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
5th February 2015
Coming into force
1st April 2015
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6A(1)(aa) and (1B) of the Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 6A(1D) of that Act(2) they have consulted with such associations of local authorities and such other persons as they think appropriate.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2015 and comes into force on 1st April 2015.
Amendment of the Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Order 2005
2.-(1) The Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Order 2005(3) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 3(2) (Electricity Transmission and Distribution) for "SP Distribution Limited" substitute "SP Distribution plc".
(3) In the table forming part of article 7A(2) (Fixed Line Telecommunications)(4) in the first column (Company name), for "Vtesse Networks Limited" substitute "Interoute Vtesse Limited".
JOHN SWINNEY
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
3rd February 2015
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Order 2005 to reflect the change of name of a company listed in article 3(2) and of a company listed in article 7A(2).
1956 c.60; section 6A was inserted by section 161 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39) and sub-sections (1)(aa) and (1B) were inserted by section 32(1) of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (asp 1). 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).
Section 6A(1D) was inserted by section 32(1)(b) of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (asp 1).
S.S.I. 2005/127, amended by S.S.I. 2005/320, S.S.I. 2009/196, S.S.I. 2010/78, S.S.I. 2011/75, S.S.I. 2013/36 and S.S.I. 2014/64.
Article 7A was inserted by S.S.I. 2010/78 and amended by S.S.I. 2011/75 and S.S.I. 2014/64.