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2010 No. 713 (W.69)
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State under sections 140(4) and 143(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 1, 4 to 8, 11, 12 and 14 to 16 of Schedule 11 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1988(1) and section 24 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992(2) and now vested in them, and after consultation with the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council in accordance with paragraph 24 of Schedule 7 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007(3):
1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is The Valuation Tribunal for Wales Regulations 2010.
(2) Regulations 1 to 26 come into force on 1 April 2010 and the remaining regulations come into force on 1 July 2010.
2. These Regulations apply in Wales only.
“the 2005 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2005”) means the Valuation Tribunals (Wales) Regulations 2005(4);
regulations made under section 24 of the 1992 Act(5);
regulations made under section 55 of the 1988 Act(6);
paragraph 4 of Schedule 4A (completion notices) to the 1988 Act (in these Regulations called an “appeal against a completion notice”)(7);
paragraph 5C of Schedule 9 (civil penalties) to the 1988 Act(8); and
section 45 of the Land Drainage Act 1991(9);
15.—(1) The Valuation Tribunal is to have a chief executive.
(2) Appointments to the position of chief executive are to be made as follows—
(a)the first appointment is to be by virtue of the transfer of the chief executive of the old Service to the Valuation Tribunal in accordance with regulation 23; and
(b)subsequent appointments are to be made by the Valuation Tribunal.
(3) Appointments under paragraph (2)(b) shall be made with the consent of the Welsh Ministers.
(4) The chief executive will be the clerk to the Valuation Tribunal.
(5) References in these Regulations, except regulation 16(1), to the employees of the Valuation Tribunal include references to its chief executive.
(6) The functions of the chief executive may be delegated to other employees of the Valuation Tribunal as the chief executive so determines.
(7) Where at the expiry of six months from a vacancy occurring in the office of chief executive the Valuation Tribunal have failed to make an appointment in accordance with paragraph (2)(b), that appointment may be made by the Welsh Ministers after consultation with the President.
16.—(1) The Valuation Tribunal may appoint other employees as it so determines.
(2) The terms and conditions on which the employees are appointed will be such as the Valuation Tribunal may determine.
(3) The Valuation Tribunal may pay to its employees such remuneration and allowances as it may with the consent of the Welsh Ministers determine.
(4) The Valuation Tribunal may with the consent of the Welsh Ministers—
(a)pay such pensions or gratuities to or in respect of its employees or former employees as it may determine;
(b)pay such contributions or payments as it may determine towards provision for the payment of pensions or gratuities to or in respect of its employees or former employees; and
(c)provide and maintain such schemes (whether contributory or not) as it may determine for the payment of pensions or gratuities to or in respect of its employees or former employees.
(5) References in paragraph (4) to pensions or gratuities include references to pensions or gratuities by way of compensation to or in respect of employees who suffer loss of employment or loss or diminishment of emoluments.
(6) The administration of the remuneration and allowances of the Valuation Tribunal’s employees will be the responsibility of the chief executive.
17.—(1) Members will be entitled to such travelling, subsistence and other allowances as the Welsh Ministers may from time to time determine.
(2) The administration of the allowances of members will be the responsibility of the chief executive.
(3) In respect of any payment under paragraph (2) the chief executive must keep a record for the Valuation Tribunal and the Governing Council of the name of the recipient, the amount and the reason for the payment, and must permit any person authorised by the Welsh Ministers to inspect and make copies of such records.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation “member” includes any person appointed under regulation 7.
18.—(1) The Valuation Tribunal may establish committees.
(2) The Governing Council may establish sub-committees.
(3) A person who is not a member of the Valuation Tribunal may be appointed to such a committee or a sub-committee.
(4) Such a committee or sub-committee may only act in an advisory capacity.
19.—(1) Minutes shall be kept of proceedings of the Valuation Tribunal, the Governing Council and the other committees and sub-committees of the Valuation Tribunal and the Governing Council.
(2) Minutes of any such proceedings shall be evidence of those proceedings if they are signed by the person purporting to have acted as chairperson of the proceedings to which the minutes relate or of any subsequent proceedings in the course of which the minutes were approved as a correct record.
(3) Where minutes of any such proceedings have been signed as mentioned in paragraph (2), those proceedings shall, unless the contrary is shown, be deemed to have been validly convened and constituted.
(4) This regulation applies to meetings or determinations of members of the Governing Council when acting under regulation 8(2) as it applies to proceedings mentioned in paragraph (1).
PART 5Council Tax Appeals
“appeal” (“apêl”), unless the context otherwise requires, means an appeal under—
section 16 (appeals: general) of the 1992 Act;
paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 3 (penalties) to the 1992 Act; or
paragraph 4 of Schedule 4A to the 1988 Act as it applies for the purposes of Part I of the 1992 Act (in this Part called an “appeal against a completion notice”)(10);
“Appeal Panel” (“Panel Apêl”) means the members of the Valuation Tribunal convened in accordance with this Part for the purpose of disposing of an appeal;
“Clerk” (“Clerc”) means —
any other employee of the Valuation Tribunal appointed under regulation 15(6) to whom some or all of the functions of the Clerk in this Part have been delegated;
“list” (“rhestr”) means a valuation list compiled under Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the 1992 Act;
“listing officer” (“swyddog rhestru”) in relation to an appeal, means the officer appointed under section 20 for the authority in whose area the dwelling to which the appeal relates is situated;
“notice of appeal” (“hysbysiad am apêl”) means a notice under regulation 30(1); and
“penalty” (“cosb”) means a penalty imposed under paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the 1992 Act.
(2) Any reference in this Part —
(a)to a party to an appeal, includes the appellant and any person entitled in pursuance of this Part to be served with a copy of the appellant’s notice of appeal; and
(b)to a numbered section is, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to the section so numbered in the 1992 Act.
29.—(1) An appeal by a person in relation to whom the condition mentioned in section 16(7)(a) or (b) is fulfilled will be dismissed unless it is initiated in accordance with this Part not later than the expiry of two months beginning with the date of service of the billing authority’s notice under that section.
(2) When the condition mentioned in section 16(7)(c) is fulfilled, an appeal by the aggrieved person will be dismissed unless it is initiated within four months of the date of service of that person’s notice under section 16(4).
(3) An appeal under paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the 1992 Act will be dismissed unless it is initiated not later than the expiry of two months beginning with the date of service of written notice of the imposition of the penalty.
(4) An appeal against a completion notice will be dismissed unless it is initiated not later than the expiry of four weeks beginning with the date of service of the notice.
(5) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) to (4), the President may authorise an appeal to be entertained where the President is satisfied that the failure of the person aggrieved to initiate the appeal as provided by this regulation has arisen by reason of circumstances beyond that person’s control.
30.—(1) An appeal must be initiated by serving on the Clerk a notice in writing.
(2) Where the appeal is made under section 16, the notice of appeal must contain the following information—
(a)the grounds on which the appeal is made;
(b)the date on which the notice under section 16(4) was served on the billing authority; and
(c)the date, if any, on which the appellant was notified by the authority as mentioned in section 16(7)(a) or (b).
(3) Where the appeal is an appeal against a completion notice, the notice of appeal must be accompanied by—
(a)a copy of the completion notice; and
(4) Where the appeal is against the imposition of a penalty, the notice of appeal must contain the following information—
(b)the date of service of written notice of the imposition of a penalty.
(5) The Clerk must, within two weeks of service of the notice of appeal, notify the appellant that the Clerk has received the notice, and must serve a copy of it on the billing authority whose decision, action or notice is the subject of the appeal, and any other billing authority appearing to the Clerk to be concerned with the matter.
31.—(1) The President must secure that arrangements are made for appeals to be determined in accordance with the following provisions of this Part.
(a)regulations made under section 55 of the 1988 Act,
(b)regulations made under section 24,
(a)the President will secure that the appeals are dealt with in such order as appears to the President best designed to secure the interests of justice;
(b)the valuation officer or the listing officer (as the case may be) and the billing authority must be joined as a party to an appeal under this Part.
(4) In paragraph (3), “valuation officer” means the officer appointed under section 61(1)(a) of the 1988 Act.
32.—(1) An appeal may be withdrawn by notice in writing given to the Clerk before the commencement of a hearing or of consideration of written representations by an Appeal Panel.
(2) The Clerk must notify the appellant when the notice of withdrawal has been received, and must serve a copy of the notice on all the other parties to the appeal.
33.—(1) An appeal may be disposed of on the basis of written representations if all the parties have given their agreement in writing.
(2) Where all the parties have given their agreement as mentioned in paragraph (1), the Clerk must serve notice on the parties accordingly; and, within four weeks of service of such a notice on a party, each party may serve on the Clerk a notice stating—
(a)the reasons or further reasons for the disagreement giving rise to the appeal; or
(b)that party does not intend to make further representations.
(3) A copy of any notice served in pursuance of paragraph (2) must be served by the Clerk on the other party or parties to the appeal, and must be accompanied by a statement of the effect of paragraphs (4) and (5).
(4) Any party on whom a notice is served under paragraph (3) may, within four weeks of that service, serve on the Clerk a further notice stating that party’s reply to the other party’s statement, or that that party does not intend to make further representations, as the case may be; and the Clerk must serve a copy of any such further notice on the other party or parties.
(5) After the expiry of four weeks beginning with the expiry of the period of four weeks mentioned in paragraph (4) the Clerk must submit to an Appeal Panel copies of—
(a)any information transmitted to the Clerk under these Regulations, and
(b)any notice under paragraph (2) or (4).
(6) The Appeal Panel to which an appeal is referred as provided in paragraph (5) may if it thinks fit—
(7) Where an Appeal Panel requires any party to furnish any particulars under paragraph (6)(a), the Clerk must serve a copy of such particulars on every other party, and each such party may within four weeks of such service serve on the Clerk any further statement they wish to make in response.
34.—(1) Where the appeal is to be disposed of on the basis of a hearing, the Clerk must, not less than four weeks before the date in question, serve on the parties notice of the date, time and place appointed for the hearing.
(2) The Clerk will advertise the date, time and place appointed for any hearing by causing a notice giving such information to be conspicuously displayed—
(a)outside an office of the billing authority appointed by the authority for that purpose, or
(b)in another place within that authority’s area.
(4) Where the hearing of an appeal has been postponed, the Clerk must take such steps as are reasonably practicable in the time available—
(a)to notify the parties of the postponement; and
35.—(1) A person will be disqualified from participating as a member in the hearing or determination of, or acting as Clerk or officer of the Valuation Tribunal in relation to, an appeal if that person is a member of the relevant billing authority.
(2) In this regulation “relevant billing authority” means—
(a)in the case of an appeal against a completion notice, the billing authority in whose area is situated the dwelling which is the subject matter of the appeal; and
(b)in any other case, the billing authority whose decision is being appealed against.
(3) A person will be disqualified from participating as a member in the hearing or determination of, or acting as Clerk or officer of the Valuation Tribunal in relation to, an appeal if the appellant is that person’s spouse, civil partner or that person supports the appellant financially or is liable to do so.
(4) A person will not otherwise be disqualified from acting in any capacity in relation to an appeal by reason only of the fact that that person is a member of an authority which derives revenue directly or indirectly from payments in respect of council tax which may be affected by the exercise of that person’s functions.
36. Any party to an appeal which is to be decided at a hearing may appear in person (with assistance, if wished, from any person), or be represented by counsel or solicitor, or any other representative (other than a person who is a member of the Valuation Tribunal or the Governing Council or an employee of the Valuation Tribunal).
38.—(1) This regulation applies to information supplied in pursuance of regulations under section 13 or Schedule 2 to the 1992 Act.
(2) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, information to which this regulation applies will in any relevant proceedings be admissible as evidence of any fact stated in it; and any document purporting to contain such information will, unless the contrary is shown, be presumed—
(a)to have been supplied by the person by whom it purports to have been supplied; and
(3) Information to which this regulation applies must not be used in any relevant proceedings by a billing authority unless—
(a)not less than two weeks' notice, specifying the information to be so used and the dwelling or person to which or to whom it relates, has previously been given to every other party to the proceedings; and
(b)any person who has given not less than 24 hours' notice of that person’s intention to do so has been permitted by that authority at any reasonable time—
(i)to inspect the documents and other media in or on which such information is held; and
(4) If any information required to be made available for inspection in accordance with this regulation is not maintained in documentary form, the duty to make it so available is satisfied if a print-out, photographic image or other reproduction of the information, which has been obtained from the storage medium adopted in relation to that information, is made available for inspection.
(5) In this regulation “relevant proceedings” means any proceedings on or in consequence of an appeal, and any proceedings on or in consequence of a reference to arbitration under regulation 45.
39.—(1) The contents of a list may be proved by the production of a copy of the list, or of the relevant part, purporting to be certified to be a true copy by the listing officer.
(2) The contents of a completion notice may be proved by the production of a copy of it purporting to be certified to be a true copy by the proper officer of the billing authority.
(3) In paragraph (2) “proper officer” has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1972(11).
40.—(1) An appeal may be decided by a majority of the members participating; and where (pursuant to regulation 37(2)) it falls to be disposed of by two members and they are unable to agree, it must be remitted by the Clerk to be decided by an Appeal Panel consisting of three different members.
(2) Where an appeal is disposed of on the basis of a hearing, the decision of the Appeal Panel may be reserved or given orally at the end of the hearing.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), as soon as is reasonably practicable after a decision has been made, it must—
(4) Nothing in paragraph (3) will require notice to be given to a party if it would be repetitive of any document supplied to that person in accordance with regulation 43.
(5) In the case of an appeal against a completion notice, the Clerk must send notice of the decision to the listing officer appointed for the billing authority which is a party to the appeal.
(6) In this regulation, “member” means a member of an Appeal Panel.
41.—(1) On or after deciding an appeal the Appeal Panel may, in consequence of the decision, by order require—
(a)an estimate to be quashed or altered;
(b)a penalty to be quashed;
(c)the decision of a billing authority to be reversed;
(d)a calculation (other than an estimate) of an amount to be quashed and the amount to be recalculated.
(2) An order may require any matter ancillary to its subject-matter to be attended to.
42.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an Appeal Panel constituted as provided in paragraph (4) will have power on written application by a party to review or set aside by certificate under the hand of the presiding member—
(b)a decision on an appeal against a completion notice, on the additional ground mentioned in paragraph (6).
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply where an appeal against the decision in question has been determined by the High Court.
(3) An application under paragraph (1) may be dismissed if it is not made within the period of four weeks beginning on the day on which notice is given (whether in accordance with regulation 40(3) or regulation 43(3)) of the decision in question.
(4) So far as is reasonably practicable, the Appeal Panel appointed to review a decision will consist of the same members as constituted the Appeal Panel which took the decision.
(5) The grounds referred to in paragraph (1)(a) are—
(b)that a party did not appear and can show reasonable cause why that party did not do so;
(c)that the decision is affected by a decision of, or a decision on appeal from, the High Court or the Upper Tribunal in relation to an appeal in respect of the dwelling which, or, as the case may be, the person who, was the subject of the Appeal Panel’s decision; and
(d)the interests of justice otherwise require such a review.
(6) The ground mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) is that new evidence, the existence of which could not have been ascertained by reasonably diligent inquiry or could not have been foreseen, has become available since the conclusion of the proceedings to which the decision relates.
(7) If an Appeal Panel sets aside a decision in pursuance of this regulation, it must revoke any order made in consequence of that decision and must order a re–hearing or redetermination before either the same or a different Appeal Panel.
(8) The Clerk must as soon as reasonably practicable notify the parties to the appeal in writing of—
(a)a determination that the Appeal Panel will not undertake a review under paragraph (1);
(b)the determination of the Appeal Panel, having undertaken a review under paragraph (1), that it will not set aside the decision concerned;
(9) Where in relation to a decision in respect of which an application under paragraph (1) is made, an appeal to the High Court remains undetermined on the relevant day, the Clerk must notify the High Court as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of the relevant event.
“the relevant day” (“diwrnod perthnasol”) means the day on which, as the case may be—
the event referred to in any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) of paragraph (8) occurs; and
“the relevant event” (“digwyddiad perthnasol”), in relation to a relevant day, means the event occurring on that day.
(11) In this regulation, “member” means a member of an Appeal Panel.
44.—(1) An appeal will lie to the High Court on a question of law arising out of a decision or order which is given or made by an Appeal Panel on an appeal and may be made by any party to the appeal.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), an appeal under paragraph (1) may be dismissed if it is not made within four weeks of the date on which notice is given of the decision or order that is the subject matter of the appeal.
(3) Where in relation to an application under paragraph (1) of regulation 42 made within four weeks of the date on which notice was given of the decision which is the subject matter of the appeal —
(a)notice is given as mentioned in paragraph (8)(a) of that regulation, or
(4) The High Court may confirm, vary, set aside, revoke or remit the decision or order of an Appeal Panel, and may make any order which the Appeal Panel could have made.
(5) Billing authorities must act in accordance with any order made by the High Court; and paragraph 10A of Schedule 11 to the 1988 Act will have effect subject to this requirement.
45.—(1) Where at any time before the beginning of a hearing or the consideration by an Appeal Panel of written representations it is so agreed in writing between the persons who, if a dispute were to be the subject of an appeal to the Valuation Tribunal, would be the parties to the appeal, the question will be referred to arbitration.
(2) In any arbitration in pursuance of this regulation, the award may include any order which could have been made by an Appeal Panel in relation to the question; and paragraph 10A of Schedule 11 to the 1988 Act will apply to such an order as it applies to orders recorded in pursuance of this Part.
46.—(1) Without prejudice to section 233 of the Local Government Act 1972, any notice to be served by the Clerk or listing officer under this Part may be served —
(b)by leaving it at or forwarding it by post to —
(c)by delivering it to some person on the premises to which it relates or, if there is no person on the premises to whom it can so be delivered, by fixing it to some conspicuous part of the premises;
(d)without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this regulation, where premises to which the notice relates are a place of business of the person on whom it is to be served, by leaving it at, or forwarding it by post addressed to that person at, that place of business; or
(e)by electronic communication in accordance with paragraph (3) but subject as mentioned in that paragraph.
(2) Any notice to be served on the Valuation Tribunal, the Clerk, the valuation officer or the listing officer under these Regulations must be—
(a)sent by pre-paid post or delivered by hand to the address specified for the proceedings;
(b)sent by fax to the number specified for the proceedings; or
(c)sent or delivered by such other method and to such address as may be agreed by the Clerk, the valuation officer or the listing officer (as the case may be) and the person by whom the notice is to be served.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), if a party provides a fax number, email address or other details for the electronic transmission of documents to them, that party must accept service of notices and delivery of documents by that method.
(4) If a party informs the Clerk and all other parties that a particular form of communication (other than post or delivery) should not be used to serve notice on, or provide documents to, that party, that form of communication must not be used.
(5) If the Clerk or a party sends a notice to a party or the Clerk by email or any other electronic means of communication, the recipient may request that the sender provide a hard copy of the notice to the recipient.
(6) A request under paragraph (5) must be made as soon as reasonably practicable after the recipient receives the notice or document electronically.
(7) If the name of any taxpayer on whom a notice is required or authorised to be served cannot after reasonable inquiry be ascertained, the notice may be served by addressing it to “The Council Tax Payer” of the dwelling concerned (naming the dwelling), without further name or description.
(8) For the purpose of any legal proceedings, a notice given by electronic communication, shall, unless the contrary is proved, be treated as served on the second business day after it was sent.
(9) A person who has notified an address for the purpose of electronic communication shall, by notice in writing to the Clerk and the other parties, advise the Clerk and the other parties of any change in that address; and the change shall take effect on the third business day after the date on which the notice is received by the Clerk and the other parties, as the case may be.
(10) The Clerk and each party may assume that the address provided by a party or its representative is and remains the address to which documents should be sent or delivered until receiving written notification to the contrary.
(a)“electronic communication” has the meaning given in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000(12);
(b)any reference to a notice includes a reference to any other document required or authorised to be served; and
(c)any reference to such requirement or authorisation is to a requirement or authorisation under these Regulations.
PART 6Revocations and Amendments
Amendment of the Council Tax (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) Regulations 1993
47.—(1) The Council Tax (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) Regulations 1993(13) are amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In regulation 3 (interpretation of Part 2), for the definition of “relevant valuation tribunal” substitute—
““the relevant valuation tribunal”, “the valuation tribunal” and “a valuation tribunal” each mean the Valuation Tribunal for Wales”.
(3) In regulation 16 (interpretation of Part 3)—
(a)for the definition of “clerk” substitute—
““clerk”, in relation to an appeal, means the clerk of the Valuation Tribunal for Wales;”;
(b)for the definition of “tribunal” substitute—
““tribunal” means the members of the Valuation Tribunal for Wales convened in accordance with this Part for the purpose of disposing of an appeal”; and
(c)for the definition of “the relevant valuation tribunal” substitute—
(4) For regulation 17 (jurisdiction: exception) there is substituted—
“Jurisdiction: exception
17.—(1) Where the appellant is—
(a)a former member of a valuation tribunal which existed before 1 July 2010,
(b)a former employee of a valuation tribunal which existed before 1 July 2010, of the Valuation Service for Wales established by the Valuation Tribunals (Wales) Regulations 2005 or of the Valuation Tribunal for Wales, or
(c)an employee or member of the Valuation Tribunal for Wales,
the appeal must be dealt with by such members of the Tribunal as may be appointed for that purpose by the President of the Valuation Tribunal for Wales.
(2) Where it appears to the President of the Valuation Tribunal for Wales that by reason of a conflict of interests, or the appearance of such a conflict, it would be inappropriate for an appeal to be dealt with by particular members of the Tribunal, the President, must appoint another tribunal to deal with that appeal.”.
(5) In regulation 18 (arrangements for appeals), for “the president of a valuation tribunal” substitute “the President of the Valuation Tribunal for Wales”.
(6) In regulation 21 (pre-hearing review), for “a chairman appointed under regulation 8 of the Valuation and Community Charge Tribunals Regulations 1989.” substitute “a Chairperson appointed under the Valuation Tribunal for Wales Regulations 2010”.
(7) In regulation 24 (representation at the hearing), for “the valuation tribunal” substitute “the Valuation Tribunal for Wales”.
(8) In regulation 25(1) (conduct of the hearing), for “a valuation tribunal's” substitute “the Valuation Tribunal for Wales' ”.
Revocation of the Valuation Tribunals (Wales) Regulations 2005
48. The Valuation Tribunals (Wales) Regulations 2005(14) are revoked.
Amendment of the Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2005
49.—(1) The Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2005(15) are amended in accordance with this regulation.
(b)for the definition of “the relevant valuation tribunal” substitute—
““the relevant valuation tribunal” means the Valuation Tribunal for Wales”;
(c)for the definition of “valuation tribunal” substitute—
““valuation tribunal” means the members of the Valuation Tribunal for Wales convened in accordance with Part 5 for the purpose of disposing of an appeal under these Regulations”.
(3) For regulation 22 (jurisdiction: exceptions) there is substituted—
“Jurisdiction: exceptions
22.—(1) Where the appellant is—
(b)a former employee of a valuation tribunal which existed before 1 July 2010, the Valuation Service for Wales established by the Valuation Tribunals (Wales) Regulations 2005 or by the Valuation Tribunal for Wales, or
(2) Where it appears to the President of the Valuation Tribunal for Wales that by reason of a conflict of interests, or the appearance of such a conflict, it would be inappropriate for an appeal to be dealt with by particular members of the Tribunal, the President must appoint another tribunal to deal with that appeal.”.
(4) In regulation 23(1) (arrangements for appeals), for “the president of the valuation tribunal” substitute “the President of the Valuation Tribunal for Wales”.
(5) In regulation 29 (representations at the hearing), for the “valuation tribunal” substitute “the Valuation Tribunal for Wales”.
(6) In regulation 30(1) (conduct of the hearing), for “a valuation tribunal's” substitute “the Valuation Tribunal for Wales' ”.
Amendment of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) Regulations 2008
50. In the Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) Regulations 2008(16), in paragraph 23 of Schedule 2 (scheme employers), for “the Valuation Tribunal Service for Wales established under regulation 5 of the Valuation Tribunals (Wales) Regulations 2005” substitute “the Valuation Tribunal for Wales established under regulation 4 of the Valuation Tribunal for Wales Regulations 2010”.
SCHEDULE 1Appointment of Members
Number of members to be appointed by each council
The city and county of Newport, the counties of Monmouthshire and Powys, and the county boroughs of Blaenau Gwent,Caerphilly and Torfaen East Wales Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council 6 2
Caerphilly County Borough Council 10 3
Monmouthshire County Council 6 2
Newport City Council 8 3
Powys County Council 12 4
Torfaen County Borough Council 6 2
The counties of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Denbighshire and Flintshire and the county boroughs of Conwy and Wrexham North Wales Conwy County Borough Council 8 3
Isle of Anglesey County Council 6 2
Gwynedd County Council 8 3
Denbighshire County Council 8 3
Flintshire County Council 8 3
Wrexham County Borough Council 8 3
The city and county of Cardiff and the county boroughs of Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda, Cynon, Taff and the Vale of Glamorgan South Wales Bridgend County Borough Council 8 3
County Council of the City and County of Cardiff 14 5
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council 6 2
Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council 12 4
The Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council 8 3
The city and county of Swansea, the counties of Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, and the county borough of Neath and Port Talbot West Wales Ceredigion County Council 6 2
Carmarthenshire County Council 10 3
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council 8 3
Pembrokeshire County Council 8 3
Swansea City and County Council 12 4
SCHEDULE 2Election procedure
Part 2 –Transition
26. For the purposes of applying Part 1 of this Schedule to the elections of the first President and the first regional representatives—
(a)the election date in each case is 22 June 2010;
(b)the preliminary notice to be given under paragraph 6 of this Schedule must be given no later than 8 April 2010;
(c)the nominations must be received no late than 21 days after the giving of the preliminary notice;
(d)the notice of poll to be given under paragraph 14 of this Schedule must be sent so as to be received no later than 28 May 2010;
(e)the date specified in the notice of poll for return of the voting papers must be 18 June 2010;
(f)the chief executive of the old Service is authorised to carry out the functions and responsibilities of the chief executive as specified in Part 1 of this Schedule.
SCHEDULE 3CONTENTS OF RECORDS MADE UNDER PART 5
The name of the billing authority whose decision was appealed against
The decision of the Appeal Panel and its date
Any revocation under regulation 42(7).
These Regulations create a single valuation tribunal for Wales (“VTW”). The VTW replaces four tribunals (“the old tribunals”) and the valuation tribunal service for Wales.
These Regulations are made under sections 140(4) and 143(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 1, 4 to 8, 11, 12 and 14 to 16 of Schedule 11 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1988 and section 24 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. Parts 1 to 4 of these Regulations come into force on 1 April 2010 and Parts 5 and 6 come into force on 1 July 2010.
The VTW will deal with appeals made under the statutory provisions as defined in regulation 3.
The VTW will commence dealing with such appeals on 1 July 2010. All appeals up to and including 30 June 2010 will be transferred to the VTW.
These Regulations revoke the Valuation Tribunals (Wales) Regulations 2005 (“the 2005 Regulations”).
Part 2 of these Regulations provides for the establishment of the VTW, its Governing Council and the appointment of members, the president of the VTW, regional representatives and chairpersons.
Regulation 4 establishes the VTW on 1 April 2010.
Regulation 5 establishes the Governing Council on 1 July 2010.
Regulations 6 to 8 provide for the membership of the Governing Council and its functions.
Regulations 9 and 10 and Schedule 1 make provision for the number of members of the VTW, the number to be appointed by each appointing council and President, and their appointment and duration of membership.
Regulations 11 and 12 deal with the appointment of the VTW’s President and its Chairpersons.
Regulation 13 deals with the appointment of four regional representatives (who will be members of the Governing Council) and their deputies.
Regulation 14 provides for the circumstances in which a person is to be disqualified from membership.
Part 3 of these Regulations relates to staff, allowances for members, administration, accommodation and equipment.
Regulations 15 and 16 provide for the appointment of a Chief Executive (who is to be clerk to the VTW) and the appointment of other employees. The chief executive of the former tribunal valuation service for Wales is to be the first Chief Executive of the VTW. Regulation 15 also deals with the delegation of the Chief Executive’s functions.
Regulation 17 provides for allowances to be payable to members of the VTW as the Welsh Ministers determine.
Regulations 18 to 20 relate to administration, accommodation and equipment of the VTW.
Part 4 contains transitional provisions.
Regulation 21 provides for members of the old tribunals to transfer to the VTW.
Regulation 22 provides that chairpersons of the old tribunals are to be chairpersons of the VTW.
Regulation 23 provides for the transfer of staff of the former valuation tribunal service for Wales to the VTW.
Regulation 24 deals with the transfer of property, rights and liabilities of the former valuation tribunal service for Wales to the VTW.
Regulations 25 and 26 make provision in relation to transferred appeals and the winding up of the old tribunals and the former valuation tribunal service for Wales.
Part 5 provides for the procedure for dealing with appeals in relation to council tax, largely re-enacting the provisions in the 2005 Regulations.
Part 6 deals with revocations and amendments consequential on these Regulations.
1988 c. 41. The functions of the Secretary of State under sections 140(4) and 143(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 1, 4 to 8, 11, 12, 14 to 16 of Schedule 11 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1988 and section 24 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 were, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). By virtue of paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 those functions are now vested in the Welsh Ministers. Schedule 11 to the 1988 Act was amended by Schedule 15 to the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 so as to make provision for the Valuation Tribunal for England and make consequential amendments in respect of the remaining provisions of Schedule 11 in so far as they related to Wales.
1992 c. 14 (see footnote above regarding transfer of functions).
Section 17 of the 1992 Act applies Schedule 4A to the 1988 Act (with the exception of paragraph 6) for the purposes of Part 1 of the 1992 Act.
2000 c. 7. Section 15(1) (interpretation) was amended by the Communications Act 2003, section 406(1), Schedule 17, paragraph 158.
S.I. 2005/758 (W.63).
S.I. 2008/239, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.