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Rating and Valuation (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1984

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16 Exemption of reed beds from rates.

(1) In subsection (2) of section 7 of the Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956 (valuation of agricultural lands and heritages), in the definition of “agricultural lands and heritages”, after the word “orchards” there shall be inserted the words “, reed beds”. (2) In subsection (3) of the said section 7 after the words “agricultural lands and heritages”, where secondly occurring, there shall be inserted the words “(other than agricultural lands and heritages being lands and heritages used as reed beds) and on and after the first day of April nineteen hundred and eighty four have effect in the case of agricultural lands and heritages being lands and heritages used as reed beds”. (3) After the said subsection (3) there shall be inserted the following subsection— (3A) Any reference in the valuation roll to any lands and heritages used as reed beds shall, as from 1st April 1984, be of no effect. .

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16 Exemption of reed beds from rates.

(1) In subsection (2) of section 7 of the Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956 (valuation of agricultural lands and heritages), in the definition of “agricultural lands and heritages”, after the word “orchards” there shall be inserted the words “, reed beds”. (2) In subsection (3) of the said section 7 after the words “agricultural lands and heritages”, where secondly occurring, there shall be inserted the words “(other than agricultural lands and heritages being lands and heritages used as reed beds) and on and after the first day of April nineteen hundred and eighty four have effect in the case of agricultural lands and heritages being lands and heritages used as reed beds”. (3) After the said subsection (3) there shall be inserted the following subsection— (3A) Any reference in the valuation roll to any lands and heritages used as reed beds shall, as from 1st April 1984, be of no effect. .

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