Abolition of Domestic Rates (Domestic and Part Residential Subjects) (Scotland) Regulations 1989
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1989/241 |
| Year | 1989 |
1989No. 241
RATING AND VALUATION
The Abolition of Domestic Rates (Domestic and Part Residential
Subjects) (Scotland) Regulations 1989
23rdFebruary1989
27thFebruary1989
20thMarch1989
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 2(2A) and (4), 26(1) and 31(3) of the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987( ( a)) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Abolition of Domestic Rates (Domestic and Part Residential Subjects) (Scotland) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 20th March 1989.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations-
"the Act" means the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987;
"the 1976 Act" means the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976( ( b));
"the 1980 Act" means the Education (Scotland) Act 1980( ( c)).
"the 1960 Act" means the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960( ( d)).
Variation of definition of domestic subjects-inclusions
3.-(1) For the purposes of section 2(4) of the Act, the definition of domestic subjects in section 2(3) of the Act( ( e)) is varied by including within that definition any parts of lands and heritages which fall within any of the classes specified in paragraph (2) below and which are used wholly or mainly as the sole or main residence of any person.
(2) The classes of lands and heritages specified in this paragraph are any lands and heritages used for the purposes of-
(a) a hotel within the meaning of section 139(1) of the 1976 Act;(b) a public house within the meaning of section 139(1) of the 1976 Act;(c) a school within the meaning of section 135(1) of the 1980 Act( ( f));(d) a fire station;(e) an educational establishment, being-(i) a university and any college, school, hall or other institution of a university;(ii) a central institution or college of education within the meaning of section 135(1) of the 1980 Act;(iii) any other institution for the provision in Scotland of further education, and for this purpose "further education" has the same meaning as in section 135(1) of the 1980 Act;(iv) a theological college;(f) a caravan site within the meaning of section 1(4) of the 1960 Act;(g) a religious community the principal occupation of which is prayer, contemplation, relief of suffering or education;(h) a site for persons of nomadic habit of life to whom section 24(8A) of the 1960 Act applies( ( g));(a) 1987 c.47; section 2(2A) was inserted by, and section 2(4) was substituted by, the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c.41), Schedule 12, paragraph 15(2) and (3) respectively; section 26(1) contains within the definition of "part residential subjects" a power to...
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