▁ ▁Gilbert ▁v ▁H ick in bottom ▁featured ▁an ▁exception ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁rule , ▁where ▁there ▁were ▁two ▁properties ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁occupation , ▁separated ▁by ▁a ▁public ▁highway . ▁It ▁was ▁held ▁that ▁the ▁functional ▁connection ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁properties ▁was ▁so ▁great ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁treated ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁her edit ament . ▁Function al ▁connection ▁is ▁jud ged ▁by ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁connection ▁and ▁the ▁degree ▁and ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁separation . ▁In ▁Edwards ▁( VO ) ▁v . ▁B P ▁Re fin ery ▁[ 1 9 7 4 ], ▁the ▁anal ogy ▁of ▁a ▁spark ▁plug ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁illustrate ▁the ▁principle . ▁ ▁A ▁her edit ament ▁can ▁include ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁exhib it ▁advert is ements ▁on ▁another ' s ▁property ▁( such ▁as ▁a ▁commercial ▁advert ising ▁ho arding ), ▁mines , ▁and ▁certain ▁sport ing ▁rights . ▁Some ▁items ▁of ▁plant ▁and ▁mach in ery ▁within ▁a ▁her edit ament ▁are ▁assumed ▁to ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁her edit ament . ▁ ▁Ex em ption ▁▁ ▁C ertain ▁properties ▁which ▁would ▁otherwise ▁be ▁rate able ▁are ▁in ▁fact ▁ex empt ▁from ▁rating ▁( that ▁is , ▁are ▁not ▁entered ▁in ▁any ▁rating ▁list ). ▁These ▁properties ▁are ▁specified ▁by ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Fin ance ▁Act ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁and ▁include ▁the ▁following : ▁▁ ▁Agricult ural ▁land ▁and ▁buildings ▁▁ ▁Fish ▁far ms ▁ ▁Places ▁of ▁public ▁religious ▁worship ▁ ▁L ighth ouses , ▁bu o ys ▁and