
1 
This Order may be cited as the Water Undertakings (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.
2 

(1) In this Order–
 “the 1975 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975;
 “authority” means–
(a) the East Authority;
(b) the North Authority; and
(c) the West Authority;
 “the East Authority” means the East of Scotland Water Authority;
 “financial year” means the period of twelve months beginning with 1st April;
 “the North Authority” means the North of Scotland Water Authority;
 “prescribed class of lands and heritages” means the class of lands and heritages prescribed for the purposes of section 6(1) of the 1975 Act in article 3 of this Order; and
 “the West Authority” means the West of Scotland Water Authority.
(2) Any reference in this Order to–
(a) lands and heritages occupied by an authority includes a reference to lands and heritages which, if unoccupied, are owned by that authority; and
(b) lands and heritages used for any purpose includes a reference to lands and heritages which are unused but in relation to which it appears that, when next in use, they will be used for such a purpose.
3 
The following class of lands and heritages is hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 6(1) of the 1975 Act, namely any lands and heritages in Scotland occupied by an authority and wholly or mainly used for the purposes of the undertaking for the supply of water carried on by that authority.
4 
For the purposes of section 6(1) of the 1975 Act, the aggregate amount of the rateable values of the prescribed class of lands and heritages–
(a) for the financial year 2000-01, is hereby prescribed as £30,200,000;
(b) for each of the following four financial years, shall be ascertained by adding together the amounts apportioned in respect of the lands and heritages within that class occupied by each authority for the year in question (calculated as provided for in article 5(2) below).
5 

(1) The aggregate amount referred to in article 4(a) above is hereby apportioned as–
(a) £9,800,000 in respect of lands and heritages occupied by the East Authority;
(b) £5,300,000 in respect of lands and heritages occupied by the North Authority; and
(c) £15,100,000 in respect of lands and heritages occupied by the West Authority.
(2) That part of the aggregate amount of the rateable values of the prescribed class of lands and heritages to be apportioned for each of the four financial years following the financial year 2000-01 in respect of the lands and heritages occupied by each authority shall be calculated in accordance with the formula–A×1+B-C2×Cwhere–
 A is the apportioned amount for that authority for the financial year immediately prior to the financial year for which the calculation is being carried out;
 B is the relevant adjusted volume of supply for the financial year ending 1 year before the beginning of the financial year for which the calculation is being carried out; and
 C is the relevant adjusted volume of supply for the financial year ending 2 years before the beginning of the financial year for which the calculation is being carried out.
(3) In paragraph (2) above, “the relevant adjusted volume of supply” means the adjusted volume of supply for the authority and financial year in question and shall be calculated in accordance with the formula–D+13E×23F+12G+16H+13J+56Kwhere–
 D is the number of megalitres of potable water produced by the authority, and supplied during that year for use;
 E is the number of megalitres of potable water produced by the authority, and supplied during that year in bulk to another authority;
 F is the number of megalitres of potable water received by the authority in bulk during that year;
 G is the number of megalitres of non-potable water produced by the authority, and supplied during that year for use;
 H is the number of megalitres of non-potable water produced by the authority, and supplied during that year in bulk to another authority;
 J is the number of megalitres of non-potable water received by the authority in bulk, and supplied during that year, as non-potable water, for use; and
 K is the number of megalitres of non-potable water received during that year by the authority in bulk for treatment and supply, as potable water, for use.
(4) Any reference in paragraph (3) above to the supply of water in bulk is a reference to a supply taken by an authority for augmenting or constituting the supply to be given by it.
6 

(1) For the purposes of section 6(2) of the 1975 Act, the aggregate amount of the rateable values of the prescribed class of lands and heritages for the financial year 2000-01 which is prescribed byarticle 4(a) above shall–
(a) in respect of such lands and heritages as are occupied by the East Authority, be apportioned among the local authorities specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order in the amount shown opposite the name of each such local authority in column 2 of that Schedule;
(b) in respect of such lands and heritages as are occupied by the North Authority, be apportioned among the local authorities specified in column 1 of that Schedule in the amount shown opposite the name of each such local authority in column 3 of that Schedule; and
(c) in respect of such lands and heritages as are occupied by the West Authority, be apportioned among the local authorities specified in column 1 of that Schedule in the amount shown opposite the name of each such local authority in column 4 of that Schedule.
(2) For those purposes, the aggregate amount of the rateable values of the prescribed class of lands and heritages for each of the four financial years following the financial year 2000-01 (ascertained in accordance with article 4(b) above) shall–
(a) in respect of such lands and heritages as are occupied by the East Authority, be apportioned among the local authorities specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order in accordance with the formula–L×M1,000,000where–
 L is the apportioned amount for the East Authority for the financial year in question; and
 M is the figure shown in column 2 of that Schedule opposite the name of the local authority in question;
(b) in respect of such lands and heritages as are occupied by the North Authority, be apportioned among the local authorities specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order in accordance with the formula–N×P1,000,000where–
 N is the apportioned amount for the North Authority for the financial year in question; and
 P is the figure shown in column 3 of that Schedule opposite the name of the local authority in question; and
(c) in respect of such lands and heritages as are occupied by the West Authority, be apportioned among the local authorities specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order in accordance with the formula–Q×R1,000,000where–
 Q is the apportioned amount for the West Authority for the financial year in question; and
 R is the figure shown in column 4 of that Schedule opposite the name of the local authority in question.
7 
The following amendments shall be made to the enactments specified in articles 8 and 9 below in their relation to the valuation of the prescribed class of lands and heritages for the financial year 2000-01 and the four following financial years.
8 
In section 6(1) of the Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956, after the words “this Act”, there shall be inserted the words “and to any Order made by the Scottish Ministers under section 6 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975”.
9 

(1) Section 2(1)(c) of the 1975 Act shall be amended by inserting at the end the following:–“
(iii) upon their ceasing to be lands and heritages within the class of lands and heritages prescribed in the Water Undertakings (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 2000 (hereinafter in this Act referred to as “the 2000 Order”);”.
(2) Section 2(1)(d) of that Act shall be amended by inserting after the words “lands and heritages” the following words:–“(other than lands and heritages within the class of lands and heritages prescribed in the 2000 Order)”.
(3) After paragraph (f) of section 2(1) of that Act, there shall be inserted the following paragraph:–“
(ff) by entering therein, in relation to an authority as defined in the 2000 Order, any lands and heritages within the class of lands and heritages prescribed in that Order together with the rateable values determined and apportioned in accordance with that Order;”.
(4) In paragraph (a) of section 2(2) of that Act, after the words “subsection (1)(a)” there shall be inserted the words “or (ff)”.
(5) In section 3(4) of that Act, after the words “lands and heritages” where they appear for the first time, there shall be inserted the following:–“
 (other than lands and heritages within the class of lands and heritages prescribed in the 2000 Order)”.
10 
The Water Undertakings (Rateable Values) (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 1995 is hereby revoked.
JACK McCONNELL
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
20th March 2000
SCHEDULE 1
Article 6(1)


(1) (2) (3) (4)
Local authority Apportioned amount– East Authority Apportioned amount– North Authority Apportioned amount– West Authority
 £ £ £
Aberdeen City Council  812,522
Aberdeenshire Council  981,989
Angus Council  691,019
Argyll and Bute Council   527,790
East Ayrshire Council   624,310
North Ayrshire Council   1,082,142
South Ayrshire Council   963,712
Clackmannanshire Council 423,105
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar  151,538
Dumfries & Galloway Council   927,442
East Dunbartonshire Council 329,927  1,035,316
West Dunbartonshire Council 256,584  803,456
Dundee City Council  552,043
City of Edinburgh Council 2,140,986
Falkirk Council 1,458,230
Fife Council 1,259,349
City of Glasgow Council   2,852,797
Highland Council  1,134,301
Inverclyde Council   554,125
North Lanarkshire Council 339,795  1,157,928
South Lanarkshire Council 11,535  1,795,737
East Lothian Council 471,272
Midlothian Council 381,896  
West Lothian Council 505,357
Moray Council  308,995
Orkney Islands Council  122,038
Perth and Kinross Council 653,699 394,680
East Renfrewshire Council   484,287
Renfrewshire Council   867,012
The Scottish Borders Council 937,625  76
Shetland Islands Council  150,875
Stirling Council 630,630  1,423,870
SCHEDULE 2
Article 6(2)


(1) (2) (3) (4)
Local authority Apportionment figure - East Authority Apportionment figure - North Authority Apportionment figure - West Authority
 £ £ £
Aberdeen City Council  153,306
Aberdeenshire Council  185,281
Angus Council  130,381
Argyll and Bute Council   34,953
East Ayrshire Council   41,345
North Ayrshire Council   71,665
South Ayrshire Council   63,822
Clackmannanshire Council 43,174
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar  28,592
Dumfries & Galloway Council   61,420
East Dunbartonshire Council 33,667  68,564
West Dunbartonshire Council 26,182  53,209
Dundee City Council  104,159
City of Edinburgh Council 218,468
Falkirk Council 148,799
Fife Council 128,505
City of Glasgow Council   188,927
Highland Council  214,019
Inverclyde Council   36,697
North Lanarkshire Council 34,673  76,684
South Lanarkshire Council 1,777  118,923
East Lothian Council 48,089
Midlothian Council 38,969
West Lothian Council 51,567
Moray Council  58,301
Orkney Islands Council  23,026
Perth and Kinross Council 66,704 74,468
East Renfrewshire Council   32,072
Renfrewshire Council   57,418
The Scottish Borders Council 95,676  5
Shetland Islands Council  28,467
Stirling Council 64,350  94,296