RATES (JERSEY) LAW 2005 When completed, this form must be ...

RATES (JERSEY) LAW 2005
Detailed Return (agric/comm/domestic)
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Enter here ratepayer’s name and address for correspondence.
When completed, this form must be
returned to the Connétable of the
Parish in which the land is situated.
• Please read the NOTES and then complete this Return in BLOCK CAPITALS.
• Failure to return this completed form by 15 January 2006 (or within 15 days of receipt whichever is later) is an offence.
• It is also an offence to provide false or misleading information.
• These offences can give rise to penalties.
A. FULL NAMES OF OWNER(S) in the order they are to appear on the Rates List and contact telephone number.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Tel. No.:………………..………..
B1. AGRICULTURAL LAND - fields owned by persons named in section A on 1 January 2006.
FIELD NO AREA V/P USE OF LAND FULL NAME & ADDRESS OF OCCUPIER
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
B2. AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES owned by persons named in section A on 1 January 2006.
LOCATION AREA SQ.FT USE FULL NAME & ADDRESS OF OCCUPIER
9
10
11
12
13
14
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C. COMMERCIAL LAND, BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES – owned by persons named in section A on 1 January 2006.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
FLOOR.
AREA SQ
FEET
SECTOR & USE (SEE NOTES) NAME & ADDRESS OF OCCUPIER OFFICIAL USE ONLY
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D. DOMESTIC LAND, HOUSES, BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES owned by persons named in section A on 1 January 2006
(continue overleaf if necessary)
ADDRESS OF LAND, HOUSE, BUILDING OR
OTHER STRUCTURE – enter each selfcontained
unit in a separate column
Name of occupier and address for
correspondence if not as above
Tick box if let with furniture/furnishings →
Enter detached; semi-detached; garage-linked;
terraced; bungalow; flat; or bedsit.
Central heating [enter YES or NO]
Double glazed [enter YES or NO]
Domestic Garden [enter YES or NO]
Double/twin Bedrooms
Single Bedrooms
Bed/sitting room
Living/Lounge/Reception Rooms
Dining Rooms
Combined Lounge/Dining Rooms
Kitchens
Combined Kitchen/Dining Rooms
Combined Kitchen/Lounge/Dining Rooms
Bath Rooms
Shower Rooms
Separate W.C./Cloakrooms
Study/Workroom/Playrooms
Utility Rooms
Other Rooms – please specify use
Conservatory
Outdoor Swimming Pools
Indoor Swimming Pools
Tennis Courts
Other areas – please specify use
Garage (show number of car spaces & area)
Off Street car parking spaces (show no. & area)
OFFICIAL
USE ONLY
OFFICIAL
USE ONLY
NO. OF ROOMS ↓ NO. OF ROOMS ↓ NO. OF ROOMS ↓
AREA ↓ AREA ↓ AREA ↓
OFFICIAL
USE ONLY
E. DECLARATION Please complete this declaration and ensure each page of this Return is completed and signed.
I / We confirm that all the land, houses, buildings or structures which I / we owned in this Parish on 1 January 2006 are recorded on this Return
consisting of …………….… page(s) (enter total number of pages returned) and that the details shown are true.
Signature(s) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Date …………………………………….
Print Name(s) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
In the case of a Limited Company/Association please print name of authorised signatory and position held.
The Parish is registered with the Jersey Data Protection Authority and all information is collected and used in compliance with the Rates (Jersey) Law
2005 for the purposes of levying parish rates. Ratepayers should be aware that details of the attributes of land (including houses, buildings and other
structures) may be made available to other ratepayers for the purposes of comparison and/or review/appeal.
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Please continue here if necessary
IF YOU REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SPACE YOU MAY
ENTER FURTHER DETAILS HERE
OFFICIAL
USE ONLY
OFFICIAL
USE ONLY
OFFICIAL
USE ONLY
NO. OF ROOMS ↓ NO. OF ROOMS ↓ NO. OF ROOMS ↓
AREA ↓ AREA ↓ AREA ↓
OFFICIAL USE ONLY
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RATES (JERSEY) LAW 2005
Detailed Return (Agriculture/Commercial/Domestic) NOTES (if you have any queries please contact your
Parish Hall for advice).
You may examine a copy of the Rates (Jersey) Law 2005 at your Parish Hall or at http://www.jerseylegalinfo.je and you may purchase a
copy from the States Bookshop, Morier House, St Helier, Jersey JE1 1DD. Copies of these Notes, Returns and forms required are available
from your Parish Hall and may be downloaded from the web at http://www.parish.gov.je (click on any Parish then on ‘Application Forms’).
The Connétable, in accordance with the Law, has issued the
accompanying Return so that FULL DETAILS of your property
may be obtained. The Detailed Return covers agricultural land
and buildings, commercial land and buildings and domestic
property. It is in addition to the Annual Return (R1), which must
also be completed.
Not all ratepayers will receive this Detailed Return – it will
generally be issued in order to confirm and revise Parish records.
CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS - The address of the owner
for correspondence is shown in the ‘address window’. If this is
incorrect please amend and initial the correction. All details
entered by the Parish should be checked and corrected if
necessary.
SECTION A - NAMES OF OWNERS
This section should contain the full names and titles of the
owner(s) of the land as at 1 January of the year covered by the
Return (definition of ‘owner’ is overleaf).
Please provide a telephone number at which the Assessors may
contact you. If a particular person is to deal with enquiries, please
supply his/her name.
The order in which the names of joint owners are recorded is
important as the first named is the only one entitled to represent
the owners under the Law.
SECTION B – AGRICULTURE
This section of the Return has been designed for Agricultural
Land and Agricultural Buildings & Other Structures. The
farmhouse and any other dwellings on the farm should be entered
under ‘Domestic Property’ on this Return [section D]. Any
buildings that were originally used in connection with agriculture
but are now used for non-agricultural purposes, e.g. dry storage
or light industry, must be entered. The current use should be
shown with a note that this is ‘COMMERCIAL’
SECTION B1 – AGRICULTURAL LAND
In the Field No. column you should list each field or area of land
on a separate line.
The Area should be shown in Vergées and Perch.
In the next column describe the use of the land, for example:
arable, scrub, market garden, grazing etc.
In the last column, please enter the full name(s) and address of
the occupier. Enter ‘OWNER’ if there is no other occupier –
there is no exemption for unoccupied properties (definition of
‘occupier’ overleaf).
SECTION B2 – AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS AND
OTHER STRUCTURES
In the first column, please identify the location of the building or
other structure for example by a field number or highway.
The area should be shown in square feet [although metric
measurements will be accepted so long as the units used are
clearly shown]. This is the net area available for use.
The use of the building or other structure should be described
e.g. dry store, stable, polytunnel, glasshouse, etc. If the current
use is not agricultural please add ‘COMMERCIAL’.
In the last column, please enter the full name(s) and address of
the occupier. Enter ‘OWNER’ if there is no other occupier –
there is no exemption for unoccupied properties.
SECTION C – COMMERCIAL LAND, BUILDINGS AND
OTHER STRUCTURES
This section of the Return has been designed for Commercial
Land, Buildings and other structures. Any staff accommodation
should be entered under ‘Domestic Property’ on this Return
[section D]. There is a separate form for Hotels, Guest Houses
and Self Catering Accommodation.
The following notes give an indication of the type of information
that is required. If in doubt please consult the Assessors.
Floor – State, if applicable, which floor the part of the property is
on.
Area sq.ft. – State the area in square feet [although metric
measurements will be accepted so long as the units used are
clearly shown] and, for premises used for warehousing and
similar storage, also show the usable height. Please enter details
of fixed shelving, mezzanine floors etc and any temperaturecontrolled
areas, like cold stores.
For large premises, which are subdivided, it would be helpful if
you could provide a sketch plan, marked on each floor with the
subdivisions.
Sector and Use – The following list is not exhaustive so please
describe the use made of each area in your own words if the
examples below are not appropriate.
EXAMPLES OF SECTOR:
Enter RETAIL for Retail shop, Showroom
Enter STORAGE for Storage, Warehousing, Merchants (show
working height and describe fitted stacking, mezzanine etc)
Enter OFFICES for Offices and Banks
Enter WORKS for Garages, Workshops
Enter PROFESSIONAL for Doctors/Dentists etc Surgeries and
Consulting Rooms, Beauticians, Photographic Studios
Enter FOOD & DRINK for Public Houses, Restaurants, Cafés,
Discotheques
Enter ENTERTAINMENT for Cinemas and Theatres
Enter MANUFACTURE for Light Industry, Film Processing,
Printing
Enter EDUCATION for Schools, Colleges, Nurseries, Crèches
Enter CARE for Residential/Nursing Homes/Hostels
EXAMPLES OF USE - bear in mind the following categories
may apply to more than one Sector:
Sales, Shop, Office/Admin, Storage for Stock,
Reception Areas, Storage for Files/Records/Stationery
Vaults, Strong rooms

Waiting Rooms, Consulting/Treatment Rooms
Bars, Dance Floors, Kitchens, Food Storage (indicate if chilled or
temperature controlled)
Dining Areas, Saunas/Spas, Gym,
Classrooms, Staff Rooms
Parking for: - Staff, Customers/Clients, Lorries/Trucks (the
number of spaces should be shown, as well as the area)
Forecourt, Petrol Sales
Name and Address of Occupier - Please enter the full name(s)
and address of the occupier. Enter ‘OWNER’ if there is no other
occupier – there is no exemption for unoccupied properties.
SECTION D – DOMESTIC LAND, HOUSES, BUILDINGS
AND OTHER STRUCTURES (including Lodging Houses)
Use a separate column for each self-contained unit of domestic
accommodation and state name/address of each unit.
Please enter the full name(s) and address of the occupier. Enter
‘OWNER’ if there is no other occupier – there is no exemption
for unoccupied properties.
If the property is let and any furniture or other furnishings (e.g.
carpets and curtains) are provided by the landlord then please tick
the small box. The landlord is liable to pay the Occupier’s Rate
when the property is let furnished or partly furnished. The
landlord may provide for recovery, from the Occupier, of all or
part of the amount paid.
Details of the property
Please read through this section of the Return before completing
any of the boxes. You must describe clearly each property and
these illustrations will clarify some of the terms used.
Irregular shapes can be more challenging and if you are unsure
please attach a sketch plan with measurements.
It is not necessary to record greenhouses or garden sheds or
chalets, provided they are for domestic garden purposes.
However, portacabins etc., used for staff accommodation must be
declared.
If any area or structure outside the dwelling is used other than for
domestic purposes please enter as ‘Other Areas’ and specify the
use. Details should also be shown in sections B or C.
SECTION E - DECLARATION
Please read through the Return to ensure that all the particulars
are correct before signing. If you have used more than one Return
form to list all your properties please enter the total number of
pages and ensure that each page is signed. Where the owner is a
Limited Company/Association the Return should be signed by an
authorised officer who should also print his/her name and
position held.
Detached Property.
Semi Detached Property.
Garage Linked.
Terrace
Enter YES or NO to show if the property has central heating,
double glazing and has a domestic garden area. Note – land that
is not domestic garden should be entered in Section B1
Agricultural Land.
Insert the number of rooms of each type. A room should be
counted according to its normal purpose. For example a single
bedroom that is used for storage should be shown as a Single
Bedroom and not as an Other Room. Do not count the same
room more than once. You should not include the entrance hall,
landings, passageways or stairs.
If any room is used other than for domestic purposes please enter
as ‘Other Rooms’ and specify the use. Details should also be
shown in section C.
The area occupied by any conservatory, swimming pools, tennis
courts etc., garages or off street parking spaces should be entered.
In addition, for the garage and parking, the number of car spaces
should be shown. The area should be shown in square feet,
although metric measurements will be accepted so long as the
units used are clearly shown. The area of a square or oblong
space is found by multiplying the lengths of two adjoining sides.

EXAMPLES – you may use the end column of ‘domestic property’ for your own record
D. DOMESTIC LAND, HOUSES BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES owned by persons named in section A on 1 Jan. 2006
ADDRESS OF PROPERTY – enter each selfcontained
unit in a separate column
Name of occupier and address for correspondence if
not as above
Tick box if let with furniture/furnishings →
BROOKSIDE, MONT
MALLET, ST SAVIOUR
MR & MRS GEORGE
SIDNEY
ECHOBICHAN
Enter detached; semi-detached; garage-linked;
OFFICIAL
DETACHED
terraced; bungalow; flat; or bedsit.
USE ONLY
Central heating [enter YES or NO] YES YES
Double glazed [enter YES or NO] NO YES
Domestic Garden [enter YES or NO] YES NO
EAST END COTTAGE,
MONT MALLET, ST
SAVIOUR
MISS HELEN SMITH
2 FISHERMAN’S
COTTAGES, HIGH ST.,
BRIDPORT, UK.
√
WY17 8PJ
OFFICIAL
FLAT
USE ONLY
YOUR RECORD
NO. OF ROOMS ↓ NO. OF ROOMS ↓ NO. OF ROOMS ↓
Double/twin Bedrooms 3 -
Single Bedrooms 1 -
Bed/sitting room - 2
Living/Lounge/Reception Rooms 1 -
Dining Rooms 1 -
Combined Lounge/Dining Rooms - -
Kitchens 1 -
Combined Kitchen/Dining Rooms - 1
Combined Kitchen/Lounge/Dining Rooms - -
Bath Rooms 2 1
Shower Rooms 1 -
Separate W.C./Cloakrooms 1 -
Study/Workroom/Playrooms - -
Utility Rooms 1 -
Other Rooms – please specify use CELLAR –
-
general store
AREA ↓ AREA ↓ AREA ↓
Conservatory 300 sq.ft -
Outdoor Swimming Pools 400 sq.ft -
Indoor Swimming Pools - -
Tennis Courts - -
Other areas – please specify use
-
Garage (show number of car spaces & area) 1 180 sq.ft -
Off Street car parking spaces (show no. & area) 2 300 sq.ft. 1 200 sq.ft
B1. AGRICULTURAL LAND - fields owned by persons named in section A on 1 January 2006
. FIELD NO AREA V/P USE OF LAND FULL NAME & ADDRESS OF OCCUPIER
1 105, St Saviour 8V35P ARABLE MR PETER SMITH, BEL VIEW FARM, ST HELIER JE6
9QW
2 Part of 246, St
Saviour
3V10P MEADOW, GRAZING MISS DAISY WALTERS, 17 LE PLONQUE, GREVE
STREET, ST HELIER JE7 5MN
B2. AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS & OTHER STRUCTURES owned by persons named in section A on 1 January 2006
LOCATION AREA SQ.FT USE OR PURPOSE FULL NAME & ADDRESS OF OCCUPIER
9 BARN, FIELD 241, ST
SAVIOUR
1500 SQ.FT. STABLES AND HAY STORE MISS DAISY WALTERS, 17 LE PLONQUE,
GREVE STREET, ST HELIER JE7 5MN
10 GLASSHOUSES, FIELD
690, ST SAVIOUR
20,000
SQ.FT.
HORTICULTURE
MR PETER SMITH, BEL VIEW FARM, ST
HELIER JE6 9QW
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DEFINITIONS
“land” includes –
(a) any house, building or other structure in, on, under or
over the land;
(b) land covered with water, except, subject to paragraph
(c) of this definition, land covered or, in the normal course
of tides, from time to time covered by sea water; and
(c) land formed by dividing the ownership or occupation
of land horizontally;
“owner”, in relation to land, means –
(a) if the land is not let under a lease or tenancy
agreement, the person entitled to occupy and use the land
either as owner or usufructuary owner or in the exercise of
rights of dower, franc veuvage, seignioralty or otherwise; or
(b) if the land is let under a lease or tenancy agreement –
(i) the person who is the occupier of the land if that
person is also the lessee of the land under a lease
passed before the Royal Court, or
(ii) in any other case, the person who is the immediate
landlord of the occupier of the land;
“occupier”, in relation to land, means the person entitled to
occupy and use the land by virtue of being –
(a) the owner of the land; or
(b) the person to whom the land is let under a lease or
tenancy agreement,
other than a person who is a landlord (whether or not
immediate) of the occupier of the land;
“domestic purposes” means wholly or mainly used for the
purposes of a private dwelling;
“non-domestic purposes” means any purposes other than
domestic purposes.
JOINT RATEPAYERS
Where two or more persons are liable to pay rate jointly the first
named person shall be entitled to represent all the joint
ratepayers. Joint ratepayers may at any time give the Connétable
written notice of which person is to be the first named person
who is entitled to represent all the ratepayers (a form is available
- see above). The person so named is a member of the Parish
Assembly. However, notice given after approval of the Rates List
for the year will be of no effect until the next rateable year.
USEFUL INFORMATION
Other joint ratepayers may also be a member of the Parish
Assembly if their names are on the Electoral Register of the
Parish (please ask for further details or refer to
http://www.parish.gov.je (click on any Parish and select
‘Electoral information’ from left-hand menu)). A member of the
Parish Assembly has ONE vote on any decision by the Assembly.
BODIES CORPORATE
Where property is owned or occupied by a body corporate, that
body may at any time give the Connétable written notice of the
name and address of the person, being of full age, who is to act as
its representative (a form is available – see above). The person so
named is, after 48 hours, a member of the Parish Assembly. A
member of the Parish Assembly has ONE vote on any decision by
the Assembly.
AUTHORISED ENTRY
The Connétable may authorise persons such as the Assessors to
enter any land in the Parish if necessary to do so to maintain or
keep up to date the Rates List for that Parish.
At least 48 hours written notice of entry will be given to the
occupier of the land and entry will be made at a reasonable time
having regard to the use of the land. A person who obstructs
anyone authorised from entering land is liable to a fine.
CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, NAME OR ADDRESS
The following events must be reported in writing to the
Connétable within 7 days. There are penalties for providing
incorrect information or failing to give this information (forms
are available – see above).
(a) Change of ownership of land/property
(b) Change of name or address of the owner or occupier
The owner and occupier on 1 January are liable to the Parish for
the rates due for the whole of that year. Only this person(s) will
receive Notice of Assessment and the Demand for Payment of
Rates. Any agreement to apportion rates due is a matter solely for
the parties to that agreement.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Rates List and Assessments - When all assessments have been made in the Parish the Rates List will be available for inspection at your
Parish Hall. All persons who owned and occupied land on 1 January will receive a Notice of Assessment. This will show the number of
‘quarters’ assessed which will be used to calculate the rates bill – it is not a demand for payment. There is a period of 14 days in which to
apply for a Review of the assessment – late applications can only be accepted in exceptional circumstances so please check carefully the
closing date for each Parish. A notice will be published in the Jersey Gazette advising the closing date for applications (the Gazette notice
may be viewed on http://www.thisisjersey.com and details are also listed on http://www.parish.gov.je (click on the relevant Parish)).
Review and Appeal procedures - You should take the opportunity to look at the Rates List and consider the assessment made for your
property. If you believe the rateable value is not fair or correct, and you can provide evidence of other property in the Island with similar
attributes to your property where there is a significant difference between the assessments you may apply, within 14 days, to the Assessors
for a Review of the assessment. A significant difference is at least 10% of the proposed rateable value or 500 rateable quarters whichever is
the greater. If you believe the purpose has been incorrectly assessed (‘domestic’ or ‘non-domestic’) you must provide evidence of the current
use of the property so this may be reconsidered. If you remain dissatisfied with the assessment following the Review you may appeal and
your appeal will be heard by the Rate Appeal Board. You may only appeal against an assessment after a Review has been held by the
Assessment Committee.
Setting of Parish and Island-wide Rates - When the Rates List has been approved by the Supervisory Committee the Connétable will hold
a Parish Assembly to approve the audited accounts for the last financial year, the estimates for the next financial year and a rate per quarter of
an amount that will produce for the Parish the income that is at least sufficient to satisfy the requirements set out in the approved estimates.
This is the ‘Parish rate per quarter’ which each owner and occupier will be required to pay for the quarters assessed. In addition every owner
and occupier will be liable for the ‘Island-wide rate per quarter’, calculated by the Supervisory Committee on the basis of the apportionment
approved by the States, according to whether the property is assessed as ‘domestic’ or ‘non-domestic’.
Rate demand – When the Parish and Island-wide rates per quarter have been set, the owner and occupier on 1 January will be sent a bill for
the rates they are required to pay. A surcharge of 10% will be added to all amounts not paid within 3 months of the date of the bill.
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