Statutory Instruments
1997 No. 2827 (S. 180)
RATING AND VALUATION
The Non-Domestic Rating (Rural Areas and Rateable Value Limits) (Scotland) Order 1997
Made
21st November 1997
Laid before Parliament
28th November 1997
Coming into force
22nd December 1997
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by paragraphs 1(3)(c) and (5), 3(2)(b) and 4(2)(b) of Schedule 2 to the Local Government and Rating Act 1997(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Rural Areas and Rateable Value Limits) (Scotland) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 22nd December 1997.
(2) In this Order–
“the Act” means the Local Government and Rating Act 1997;
“the Census Report” means the publication “1991 Census -Key Statistics for Localities in Scotland” (ISBN 0 11 495736 3) which was published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office in 1995 and was laid before Parliament pursuant to section 4(1) of the Census Act 1920(2).
Designation of rural areas
2.—(1) There are designated as rural areas for the purposes of paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Act (rural settlement list) each of the local authority areas specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order under exclusion of the localities specified in columns 2 and 3 of that Schedule opposite the name of the local authority area in question.
(2) The boundaries of the localities–
(a)specified in column 2 of the Schedule to this Order shall be the boundaries of those localities used for the purposes of the Census Report and referred to at paragraphs 4.1 to 4.18 of that publication;
(b)specified in column 3 of that Schedule shall be as notified by the Secretary of State no later than 19th December 1997 to the local authority within the area of which the locality in question lies.
Rateable value limits
3.—(1) £5,000 is the amount prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 3(2)(b) of Schedule 2 to the Act (mandatory rate relief – maximum rateable value).
(2) £10,000 is the amount prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 4(2)(b) of Schedule 2 to the Act (discretionary rate relief – maximum rateable value).
Malcolm Chisholm
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
21st November 1997
Article 2
SCHEDULEDESIGNATED RURAL AREAS
Local authority area
Excluded localities
1
2
3
Aberdeenshire
Banchory
Banff
Boddam
Ellon
Fraserburgh
Huntly
Inverurie
Kemnay
Macduff
Peterhead
Portlethen
Stonehaven
Turiff
Westhill
Angus
Arbroath
Brechin
Carnoustie
Dundee
Forfar
Hillside
Kirriemuir
Montrose
Ferryden
Argyll and Bute
Ardrishaig
Campbeltown
Dunoon
Helensburgh
Lochgilphead
Oban
Port Bannatyne
Rhu and Shandon
Rothesay
Sandbank
East Ayrshire
Auchinleck
Bellsbank
Cumnock
Dalmellington and Burnton
Darvel
Galston
Hurlford and Crookedholm
Kilmarnock
Logan
Mauchline
New Cumnock
Newmilns
Stewarton
North Ayrshire
Ardrossan
Beith
Dalry
Dreghorn
Irvine
Kilbirnie
Kilwinning
Largs
Saltcoats
Springside
Stevenston
West Kilbride
South Ayrshire
Ayr
Girvan
Maybole
Prestwick
Troon
Clackmannanshire
Alloa
Alva
Clackmannan
Tillicoultry
Tullibody
Coalsnaughton
Dumfries and Galloway
Annan
Castle Douglas
Dalbeattie
Dumfries
Gretna
Kirkcudbright
Locharbriggs
Lockerbie
Newton Stewart
Stranraer
East Dunbartonshire
Bearsden
Bishopbriggs
Kirkintilloch
Lennoxtown
Lenzie
Milngavie
Milton of Campsie
Twechar
West Dunbartonshire
Alexandria
Bonhill
Clydebank
Dumbarton
Duntocher and Hardgate
Faifley
Milton
Old Kilpatrick
Renton
Falkirk
Banknock
Bo'ness
Bonnybridge
Carron
Denny
Dunipace
Falkirk
Grangemouth
Haggs
Polmont
Shieldhill
Stenhousemuir
California
Fife
Anstruther
Ballingry
Buckhaven
Burntisland
Cardenden
Cowdenbeath
Crossgates
Cupar
Dalgety Bay
Dunfermline
East Wemyss
Glenrothes
High Valleyfield
Inverkeithing
Kelty
Kennoway
Kincardine
Kirkcaldy
Leslie
Leuchars
Leven
Lochgelly
Lundin Links
Markinch
Newport-On-Tay
North Queensferry
Oakley
Pittenweem
St Andrews
St Monans
Tayport
Thornton
Windygates
Coaltown of Balgonie
Guardbridge
Springfield
Stratheden
Highland
Alness
Balloch
Culloden
Dingwall
Fort William
Invergordon
Inverness
Nairn
Smithton
Tain
Thurso
Westhill
Wick
Inverclyde
Gourock
Greenock
Kilmacolm
Port Glasgow
North Lanarkshire
Airdrie
Bargeddie
Bellshill
Calderbank
Carfin
Chapelhall
Chryston
Cleland
Coatbridge
Croy
Cumbernauld
Glenmavis
Gowkthrapple
Holytown
Kilsyth
Moodiesburn
Motherwell
Muirhead
Newarthill
Newmains
New Stevenston
Overtown
Plains
Shotts
Stepps
Viewpark
Wishaw
Gartcosh
Queenzieburn
South Lanarkshire
Ashgill
Blantyre
Bothwell
Carluke
East Kilbride
Glasgow
Hamilton
Kirkmuirhill and Blackwood
Lanark
Larkhall
Lesmahagow
Stonehouse
Strathaven
Uddingston
Kirkfieldbank
East Lothian
Cockenzie
Dunbar
Haddington
Musselburgh
North Berwick
Prestonpans
Tranent
Midlothian
Bilston
Bonnyrigg
Dalkeith
Gorebridge
Loanhead
Mayfield
Penicuik
West Lothian
Armadale
Bathgate
Blackburn
Broxburn
Dechmont
East Calder
Fauldhouse
Linlithgow
Livingston
Polbeth
West Calder
Whitburn
Murieston
Seafield
Moray
Buckie
Elgin
Forres
Keith
Lossiemouth
Findhorn
Portgordon
Orkney Islands
Kirkwall
Perth and Kinross
Auchterarder
Blairgowrie
Crieff
Kinross
Milnathort
New Scone
Perth
East Renfrewshire
Barrhead
Busby
Clarkston
Eaglesham
Giffnock
Neilston
Newton Mearns
Renfrewshire
Bishopton
Bridge of Weir
Elderslie
Erskine
Houston
Inchinnan
Johnstone
Kilbarchan
Linwood
Paisley
Renfrew
Brookfield
Scottish Borders
Eyemouth
Galashiels
Hawick
Jedburgh
Kelso
Peebles
Selkirk
Shetland Islands
Lerwick
Scalloway
Stirling
Bannockburn
Bridge of Allan
Dunblane
Stirling
Western Isles
Laxdale
Stornoway
Coll
Sandwick
Tong
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
Schedule 2 to the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 makes provision for mandatory relief from non-domestic rates for certain general stores and post offices, and discretionary relief for property used for purposes beneficial to the local community, in settlements of less than 3,000 people in areas of Scotland designated as rural areas by the Secretary of State.
Article 2 of this Order designates for the purposes of these provisions the local authority areas specified in column 1 of the Schedule to the Order, under exclusion of the localities specified in columns 2 and 3 of that Schedule. The boundaries of the localities specified in column 2 are those used for the purposes of the publication “1991 Census -Key Statistics for Localities in Scotland”, copies of which may be purchased from Stationery Office Bookshops. The boundaries of the localities specified in column 3 will be as notified by the Secretary of State to the local authorities in question no later than 19th December 1997.
Article 3 prescribes maxima of rateable value, above which property will not be eligible for the relief. £5,000 is prescribed in relation to mandatory relief, and £10,000 in relation to discretionary relief.
(1)
1997 c. 29.
(2)
1920 c. 41.