Valuation Act, 2001

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Number 13 of 2001


VALUATION ACT, 2001


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary

Section

1.

Short title.

2.

Commencement.

3.

Interpretation.

4.

Fees.

5.

Forms.

6.

Expenses.

7.

Orders and regulations.

8.

Repeals.

PART 2

Commissioner of Valuation

9.

Commissioner of Valuation.

10.

Delegation to Commissioner of certain functions and temporary inability of Commissioner to act.

11.

Delegation of functions by Commissioner.

PART 3

Valuation Tribunal

12.

Valuation Tribunal.

PART 4

Property to be Valued

13.

Valuation of property.

14.

Construction of references to property being rateable and relationship between expressions “relevant property”, “hereditament” and “tenement”, etc.

15.

Rateability of relevant property.

16.

Times from which relevant property shall or shall not be rateable.

17.

Unit of valuation.

PART 5

Valuations

18.

References to valuations.

19.

Valuation orders.

20.

Date by reference to which valuation shall be made.

21.

Publication date for valuation lists.

22.

Publicity for valuation.

23.

Publication of valuation list consequent on valuation.

24.

Issue of valuation certificates consequent on valuation having been carried out.

25.

Frequency with which powers under this Part are to be exercised.

26.

Right of occupier to make representations in relation to proposed valuation.

PART 6

Revision of Valuations

27.

Applications for revisions of valuation lists.

28.

Revision of valuation lists.

29.

Right of occupier to make representations in relation to proposed revision.

PART 7

Appeals

30.

Appeals to the Commissioner.

31.

Grounds of appeal under section 30 to be stated.

32.

Notification of occupier of an appeal.

33.

Consideration of appeals by Commissioner.

34.

Appeals to Tribunal.

35.

Grounds of appeal under section 34 to be stated.

36.

Notification of interested parties of appeal made for Tribunal.

37.

Consideration of appeals by Tribunal.

38.

Amendment of valuation list, etc. to take account of decision of Tribunal, High Court or Supreme Court.

39.

Appeals to the High Court and Supreme Court.

40.

Amendments of valuation lists in relation to similarly circumstanced property.

PART 8

Annual Report and Certain Duties of Public Bodies

41.

Annual report.

42.

Duty of public body to provide certain information to Commissioner.

PART 9

Existing Valuation Lists

43.

Existing valuation lists to continue in force and severability of properties appearing thereon.

44.

Parts 6 and 7 (with exceptions) and certain other provisions to apply to existing valuation lists.

PART 10

Certain Ancillary Powers of Officers

45.

Power to require information to be supplied.

46.

Obligation of occupier of property to supply certain information.

47.

Power to enter.

PART 11

Basis of Valuation

48.

Method of determining property's value generally.

49.

Method of determining property's value under section 28(4).

50.

Valuation on the contractor's basis.

51.

Valuation of certain elements of relevant properties.

52.

Valuations in relation to land or buildings used for advertising stations.

53.

Global valuation of property of public utility undertakings.

54.

Appeals against global valuations.

55.

Central valuation list.

PART 12

Rates Incomes of Local Authorities

56.

Power to limit rates income.

PART 13

Miscellaneous

57.

Transitional provisions in relation to matters not completed under Act of 1988 or Act of 1852.

58.

Transitional provision to take account of global valuations made before carrying out of valuation under section 19.

59.

Treatment of certain mines, rights to drill and apartments for rates purposes.

60.

Evidence of valuation list.

61.

Relevant property constructed over boundary of rating authority area.

62.

Power to revoke certain appointments and appoint substitutes.

63.

Correctness of valuation list.

64.

Prosecutions.

65.

Penalties.

66.

Issue of certificates, service of notices, etc.

67.

Valuation for certain purposes of property falling within Schedule 4.

SCHEDULE 1

Enactments Repealed

SCHEDULE 2

The Valuation Tribunal

SCHEDULE 3

Relevant Property

SCHEDULE 4

Relevant Property Not Rateable

SCHEDULE 5

Plant Referred to in Section 51


Acts Referred to

Advertising Stations (Rating) Act, 1889

52 & 53 Vict., c. 27

Air-raid Precautions Act, 1939

1939, No. 21

Annual Revision of Rateable Property (Ireland) Amendment Act, 1860

23 Vict., c. 4

Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956

1956, No. 46

Civil Service Regulation Acts, 1956 and 1958

Commissioner of Valuation (Substitute) Act, 1937

1937, No. 28

Companies Act, 1963

1963, No. 33

Cork City Management (Amendment) Act, 1941

1941, No. 5

Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1945

1945, No. 12

Electricity (Supply) Act, 1927

1927, No. 27

European Parliament Elections Act, 1997

1997, No. 2

Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959

1959, No. 14

Harbours Act, 1996

1996, No. 11

Interpretation Act, 1937

1937, No. 38

Limerick City Management Act, 1934

1934, No. 35

Local Government Act, 1946

1946, No. 24

Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1930

1930, No. 27

Local Government (Financial Provisions) Act, 1978

1978, No. 35

Merchant Shipping Act, 1894

57 & 58 Vict., c. 60

National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997

1997, No. 11

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act, 1960

1960, No. 7

Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851

14 & 15 Vict., c. 93

Poor Relief (Ireland) Act, 1838

1 & 2 Vict., c. 56

Public Offices Fees Act, 1879

42 & 43 Vict., c. 58

Railways (Valuation for Rating) Act, 1931

1931, No. 47

Registration of Clubs (Ireland) Act, 1904

4 Edw. VII, c. 9

Scientific Societies Act, 1843

6 & 7 Vict., c. 36

Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997

1997, No. 39

Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1998

Valuation Act, 1986

1986, No. 2

Valuation Act, 1988

1988, No. 2

Valuation (Ireland) Act, 1852

15 & 16 Vict., c. 63

Valuation (Ireland) Act, 1901

1 Edw. VII, c. 37

Valuation (Ireland) Amendment Act, 1854

17 Vict., c. 8

Valuation (Ireland) Amendment Act, 1874

37 & 38 Vict., c. 70

Valuation of Rateable Property (Ireland) Act, 1864

27 & 28 Vict., c. 52

Waterford City Management Act, 1939

1939, No. 25

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Number 13 of 2001


VALUATION ACT, 2001


AN ACT TO REVISE THE LAW RELATING TO THE VALUATION OF PROPERTIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE MAKING OF RATES IN RELATION TO THEM; TO MAKE NEW PROVISION IN RELATION TO THE CATEGORIES OF PROPERTIES IN RESPECT OF WHICH RATES MAY NOT BE MADE AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [4th June, 2001]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: