himappearsreasonableinthecircumstances.6A.Useofretur
nedrequisitionasevidence(1)Areturnedrequisitionshallin
anyproceedingsbeforetheLandsTribunalortheCourtofAp
pealbeadmissibleasevidenceofthefactsstatedintheret
urnedrequisition;andanydocumentpurportingtobeareturne
drequisitionshallinanysuchproceedings,bepresumed,unl
essthecontraryisshown--(a)tobesuchareturnedrequisition;
b)tohavebeenmadebythepersonsbywhomitpurportstohavebeenmade;and(c)ifitpurportstohavebeenmadebyaper
sonasowneroroccupierofatenement,orinanyothercapacity
specifiedinthereturnedrequisition,tohavebeenmadebyhim
assuchowner,occupier,orinthatothercapacity,asth
ecasemaybe.(2)Insubsection(1),returnedrequisitionmean
sarequisitionservedundersection5(1)(a)ontheowner
oroccupierofatenementandreturnedbyhimtotheCommiss
ionercontainingorpurportingtocontain,alloranyofthepa
rticularsrequiredtobefurnishedbyhimtotheCommission
er.(Amended54of1990s.6)(Added45of1979s.2)[cf.1967c
.9s.83(2)U.K.]
【章名】PARTIIIASCERTAINMENTOFRATEABLEVALUE7.Ascerta
inmentofrateablevalue-generalrule(1)Subjecttosections8a
nd9,therateablevalueofatenementshallbeascertainedinac
cordancewiththissectionandsection7A.(Amended33of1981s.
3)(2)Therateablevalueofatenementshallbeanamountequal
totherentatwhichthetenementmightreasonablybeexpected
tolet,fromyeartoyear,if--(a)thetenantundertooktopay
allusualtenantsratesandtaxes;and(b)thelandlordunderto
oktopaytheCrownrent,thecostsofrepairsandinsuranceand
anyotherexpensesnecessarytomaintainthetenementinastat
etocommandthatrent.(Amended11of1987s.2)7A.Rateablev
aluesinnewvaluationlists(1)(Repealed11of1987s.3)(2)Th
erateablevalueofanytenementtobeincludedinalistprep
aredundersection12shallbeascertainedbyreferencetothere
levantdateontheassumptionthatatthatdate--(a)thetenement
wasinthesamestateasatthetimethelistcomesintoforce;
b)anyrelevantfactorsaffectingthemodeorcharacterofoccupationwerethosesubsistingatthetimethelistcomesinto
force;and(c)thelocalityinwhichthetenementissituatedwas
inthesamestate,withregardtootherpremisessituatedinthe
locality,theoccupationanduseofthosepremises,thetran
sportservicesandotherfacilitiesavailableinthelocality
andothermattersaffectingtheamenitiesofthelocality,asat
thetimethelistcomesintoforce.(3)Forthepurposesofani
nterimvaluation,therateablevalueofanytenementinrespec
tofwhichanoticeofinterimvaluationhasbeenservedunderse
ction26shallbethevaluewhichwouldhavebeenascribedthere
toontherelevantdateontheassumptionthatatthatdate--(Am
ended9of1984s.3)(a)thetenementwasinthesamestateas
atthetimeofserviceofthenotice;(b)anyrelevantfactors
affectingthemodeorcharacterofoccupationwerethosesubs
istingatthetimeofserviceofthenotice;and(c)thelocality
inwhichthetenementissituatedwasinthesamestate,withr
egardtootherpremisessituatedinthelocality,theoccupation
anduseofthosepremises,thetransportservicesandoth
erfacilitiesavailableinthelocalityandothermattersaffect
ingtheamenitiesofthelocality,asatthetimeofserviceoft
henotice.(4)Forthepurposesofanyalterationtoalistpursu
anttosection38or39,therateablevalueofanytenementinre
spectofwhichaproposalhasbeenmadeundersection37shall
bethevaluewhichwouldhavebeenascribedtheretoonthe
relevantdateontheassumptionthatatthatdate--(Amende
d9of1984s.3)(a)thetenementwasinthesamestateasat1
Apriloftheyearofthemakingoftheproposal;(b)anyreleva
ntfactorsaffectingthemodeorcharacterofoccupationwere
thosesubsistingat1Apriloftheyearofthemakingo
ftheproposal;and(c)thelocalityinwhichthetenementissit
uatedwasinthesamestate,withregardtootherpremisessitua
tedinthelocality,theoccupationanduseofthosepremises,
thetransportservicesandotherfacilitiesavailableinth
elocalityandothermattersaffectingtheamenitiesofthelocal
ity,asat1Apriloftheyearofthemakingoftheproposal.(5)
Inthissectionrelevantdatemeansthedatedesignated
bytheGovernorundersection11(1)(b)fortheUrbanCouncila
reaorRegionalCouncilareainwhichthetenementissituated.
Added33of1981s.4.Amended54of1990s.7)8.TenementscontainingmachineryForthepurposeofascertainingtherateableva
lueofatenementundersections7and7A--(Amended33of19
81s.5)(a)subjecttoparagraph(b),allmachinery(including
lifts)usedasadjunctstothetenementshallberegardedas
partofthetenement,butthereasonableexpensesincurredi
nworkingsuchmachineryshallbeallowedforinarrivingat
therateablevalueofthetenement;(b)noaccountshallbetake
nofthevalueofanymachineryinoronthetenementforthep
urposeofmanufacturingoperationsortradeprocesses.8A.Plant(
1)Whereanyland(includinglandcoveredwithwater)oranybui
ldingorstructureisoccupiedbyapersonbymeansofany
plant