Regulation 3
Designated person
The British Waterways Board
Relevant hereditaments
The hereditament described in regulation 5(2) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Railways, Telecommunications and Canals) Regulations 1994
Designated person
The National Grid Company plc
Relevant hereditaments
Hereditaments (other than excepted hereditaments) wholly or mainly used for the purposes of the transformation or transmission of electrical power, or for ancillary purposes
Designated person
Manweb plc
Midlands Electricity plc
South Wales Electricity plc
Relevant hereditaments
Hereditaments (other than excepted hereditaments) wholly or mainly used for the purposes of the functions of a public electricity supplier, or for ancillary purposes
In this Part—
“excepted hereditament” means a hereditament consisting of or comprising premises used wholly or mainly—
as a shop or other place for the sale, display or demonstration of apparatus or accessories for use by consumers of electricity (any use for the receipt of payments for the use of electricity being disregarded);
as office premises of a designated person, where those premises are not situated on operational land of that person; or
for both of the foregoing purposes; and
“public electricity supplier” has the same meaning as in section 6(9) of the Electricity Act 1989(1).
Designated person
BG plc
Relevant hereditaments
Hereditaments (other than excepted hereditaments) used wholly or mainly for the purposes of BG plc acting as a public gas transporter
In this Part—
“excepted hereditament” means a hereditament consisting of or comprising premises used or, if unoccupied, intended to be used wholly or mainly—
for the manufacture of plant or gas fittings;
as high pressure storage facilities or liquified natural gas storage facilities or facilities used or available for use in connection with offshore storage;
as office premises, where those premises are not situated on operational land of BG plc; or
for more than one of the foregoing purposes; and
“public gas transporter” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986 (2); and
references to BG plc are references to the company bearing that name on 9th November 1999.
Designated person
Railtrack plc
Relevant hereditaments
The hereditament situated in Wales described in regulation 3(3) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Railways, Telecommunications and Canals) Regulations 1994
Designated person
British Telecommunications plc
Relevant hereditaments
The hereditament described in regulation 4(1) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Railways, Telecommunications and Canals) Regulations 1994
Designated person
Mercury Communications Limited
Relevant hereditaments
The hereditament described in regulation 4(2) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Railways, Telecommunications and Canals) Regulations 1994
Designated person
Racal Telecommunications Limited
Relevant hereditaments
The hereditament described in regulation 4(3) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Railways, Telecommunications and Canals) Regulations 1994
Designated person
Energis Communications Limited
Relevant hereditaments
The hereditament described in regulation 4(4) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Railways, Telecommunications and Canals) Regulations 1994
Designated person
AT&T (UK) Limited
Relevant hereditaments
The hereditament described in regulation 4(5) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Railways, Telecommunications and Canals) Regulations 1994
Designated person
Dee Valley Water plc
Dŵr Cymru Cyfyngedig
North West Water Limited
Severn Trent Water Limited
Relevant hereditaments
Hereditaments (other than excepted hereditaments) used wholly or mainly for the purposes of a water undertaker under Part III of the Water Industry Act 1991(3), or for ancillary purposes
In this Part, “excepted hereditament” means a hereditament consisting of or comprising premises used wholly or mainly—
for the manufacture, storage, sale, display or demonstration of apparatus or accessories for use by consumers of water (any use for the receipt of payments for the use of water or sewerage services being disregarded); or
as office premises occupied by a designated person, where those premises are not situated on operational land of that person; or
for both of the foregoing purposes.
Designated person
Mainline Pipelines Limited
Relevant hereditaments
Cross-country pipe-lines (within the meaning of the Pipe-lines Act 1962(4)) situated within the area of more than one billing authority
In this Schedule—
“office premises” means any hereditament constructed or adapted as offices or for office purposes, or used wholly or mainly for such purposes;
“office purposes” includes the purposes of administration and clerical work and handling money; and “clerical work” includes writing, book-keeping, typing, filing, duplicating, sorting papers or information or calculating (whether by manual, mechanical or electronic means), drawing, and the editorial preparation of matter for publication;
“operational land”, in relation to a designated person, means land which is used for the purposes of carrying on that person’s undertaking, being land which, in respect of its nature and situation, is comparable rather with land which is used for the purposes of carrying on of statutory undertakings (within the meaning of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(5)) than with land in general;
and any reference to hereditaments used for any purpose includes a reference to hereditaments which are unused but in relation to which it appears that when next in use they will be used for such a purpose.