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The Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006

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Draft Order in Council laid before Parliament under paragraph 2(1)(a) of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament

NORTHERN IRELAND

Made 2006

Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the ** day of ** 2006

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas a draft of this Order in Council has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1(1) of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000 (c. 1) and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:–

Contents

  1. Part I: INTRODUCTORY
  2. 1Title and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part II: GENERAL
  5. Regional rate and district rate
  6. 3Regional rate and district rate
  7. 4Police purposes part of the regional rate
  8. Rateable values
  9. 5Rateable values
  10. 6Liability to be rated according to rateable values
  11. 7Liability to be rated in respect of hereditaments owned by the Housing Executive, etc.
  12. 8Basis of valuation
  13. Payment by instalments
  14. 9Right to pay rates by instalments
  15. Deferred payment of rates
  16. 10Agreements for deferred payment of rates on dwellings
  17. Part III: VALUATION LISTS
  18. 11General provisions as to valuation lists
  19. 12New valuation lists
  20. 13Access to valuation lists
  21. Part IV: RELIEFS AND EXEMPTIONS ETC.
  22. Rate relief
  23. 14Rate relief scheme
  24. Persons under 18 and persons in education and training or leaving care
  25. 15Persons under 18 and persons in education and training or leaving care
  26. Persons with a disability
  27. 16“Disability”
  28. 17Rate rebates for certain hereditaments with special facilities for persons with a disability
  29. Transitional relief
  30. 18Transitional rate relief
  31. Charitable exemptions
  32. 19Extension of exemption relating to sale of goods donated to a charity
  33. 20Extension of charitable exemption for clergy residences
  34. Unoccupied hereditaments
  35. 21Power to prescribe exemption where hereditament has both a capital value and a net annual value
  36. 22Power to remove exemption for unoccupied dwelling-houses, etc.
  37. 23Power to prescribe reduction in amount payable
  38. Former agricultural land, etc.
  39. 24Reduction of rates on former agricultural land, etc.
  40. Other exemptions
  41. 25Exemption for automatic telling machines in rural areas
  42. 26Power to remove exemption for private dwellings from completion notices
  43. 27Power to extend exemption from completion notices
  44. Reduction of regional rate on dwellings
  45. 28Abolition of reduction of regional rate on dwellings
  46. Part V: APPLICATIONS AND APPEALS
  47. Valuation Tribunal
  48. 29The Northern Ireland Valuation Tribunal
  49. Applications under Article 49 of the principal Order
  50. 30Frivolous or vexatious applications
  51. 31Transfer of application from the district valuer to the Commissioner
  52. Appeals to the Commissioner under Article 51 of the principal Order
  53. 32Power to transfer appeal to the Lands Tribunal not to apply in prescribed cases
  54. Appeals from the Commissioner and the Valuation Tribunal
  55. 33Appeals from the Commissioner and the Valuation Tribunal
  56. Part VI: MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY
  57. Payment of interest
  58. 34Payment of interest
  59. Rating of owners instead of occupiers
  60. 35Rating of owners instead of occupiers in certain cases
  61. Powers to require information
  62. 36Power to require information about occupiers of hereditaments in capital value list, etc.
  63. 37Power to require information for valuation list purposes
  64. Powers of entry
  65. 38Powers of entry
  66. Amendments
  67. 39Amendments
  68. Transitional and consequential provisions, etc.
  69. 40Power to make transitional and consequential provisions, etc.
  70. Repeals
  71. 41Repeals
  72. Signature
  73. Schedule 1SCHEDULE TO BE INSERTED IN PRINCIPAL ORDER AS SCHEDULE 9B
  74. Schedule 2: AMENDMENTS
  75. The Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)
  76. 1Paragraph 1
  77. The principal Order
  78. 2Paragraph 2
  79. 3Paragraph 3
  80. 4Paragraph 4
  81. 5Paragraph 5
  82. 6Paragraph 6
  83. 7Paragraph 7
  84. 8Paragraph 8
  85. 9Paragraph 9
  86. 10Paragraph 10
  87. 11Paragraph 11
  88. 12Paragraph 12
  89. 13Paragraph 13
  90. 14Paragraph 14
  91. 15Paragraph 15
  92. 16Paragraph 16
  93. 17Paragraph 17
  94. 18Paragraph 18
  95. 19Paragraph 19
  96. 20Paragraph 20
  97. 21Paragraph 21
  98. 22Paragraph 22
  99. 23Paragraph 23
  100. 24Paragraph 24
  101. 25Paragraph 25
  102. 26Paragraph 26
  103. 27Paragraph 27
  104. 28Paragraph 28
  105. 29Paragraph 29
  106. 30Paragraph 30
  107. 31Paragraph 31
  108. 32Paragraph 32
  109. 33Paragraph 33
  110. 34Paragraph 34
  111. 35Paragraph 35
  112. 36Paragraph 36
  113. 37Paragraph 37
  114. 38Paragraph 38
  115. 39Paragraph 39
  116. 40Paragraph 40
  117. 41Paragraph 41
  118. 42Paragraph 42
  119. 43Paragraph 43
  120. 44Paragraph 44
  121. 45Paragraph 45
  122. 46Paragraph 46
  123. 47Paragraph 47
  124. 48Paragraph 48
  125. 49Paragraph 49
  126. 50Paragraph 50
  127. The Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (NI 4)
  128. 51Paragraph 51
  129. The Rates (Capital Values, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (NI 4)
  130. 52Paragraph 52
  131. Schedule 3REPEALS
  132. Explanatory note