The Rate Relief (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

S.R. 2007/204 · Made 23 March 2007 · Extends to Northern Ireland

Contents

1. Part 1: General
2. 1Citation and commencement
3. 2Interpretation
4. 3Modification of regulations 3 to 6
5. Chapter Arrangements for rate relief
6. 4Rate relief scheme
7. 5Arrangements for rate relief
8. 6Arrangements for rate relief
9. Part 2: Provisions affecting entitlement to rate relief
10. 7Entitlement to rate relief
11. 8Entitlement to rate relief
12. Chapter Exclusions from rate relief
13. 9Exclusions from rate relief
14. 10Exclusions from rate relief
15. 11Modification of Part II and Schedule A1
16. 12Modification of the Immigration and Asylum Act
17. 13Modification of the Social Security (Immigration and Asylum) Consequential Amendments Regulations
18. Part 3: Payments in respect of a hereditament
19. 14Modification of Part III
20. Part 4: Membership of a family
21. 15Modification of the Act
22. 16Modification of Part IV
23. Part 5: Applicable amounts
24. 17Modification of Part V and Schedule 4
25. Part 6: Income and capital
26. 18Modification of the Act
27. 19Modification of Part VI and Schedules 5, 6 and 7
28. 20Notional entitlement to housing benefit
29. Part 7: Students
30. 21Modification of Part VII
31. Part 8: Amount of rate relief
32. 22Modification of Part VIII and Schedules 8 and 9
33. Part 9: Calculation of weekly amounts and changes of circumstances
34. 23Calculation of weekly amount of rate relief
35. 24Modification of Part IX
36. 25Date on which entitlement is to commence
37. Part 10: Claims
38. 26Modification of Part X and Schedule 11
39. 27Making a claim for rate relief
40. 28Claims in advance for rate relief
41. 29Entitlement dependent on claim
42. Part 11: Decisions on questions
43. 30Modification of Part XI and Schedule 10
44. Part 12: Payments
45. 31Modification of Part XII
46. Part 13: Overpayments
47. 32Application of section 73 of the Administration Act
48. 33Modification of Part XIII
49. 34Destination of repayments, etc.
50. Part 14: Supply of Information
51. 35Supply of information
52. 36Sharing of information
53. 37Supply of government information for fraud prevention and verification
54. 38Supply of information to the Executive
55. 39Supply of information by the Executive
56. 40Unauthorised disclosure of information relating to particular persons
57. Part 15: Decisions, Revisions and Appeals
58. 41Modification of the 2000 Act
59. 42Modification of the Decisions and Appeals Regulations 1999
60. 43Modification of the Decisions and Appeals Regulations
61. 44Modification of the Commissioner Procedures Regulations
62. Part 16: Enforcement
63. 45Authorisations for investigators
64. 46Provision of information
65. 47Authorisations by Housing Executive
66. 48Delay, obstruction etc. of inspector
67. 49False representations for obtaining relief
68. 50Breach of regulations
69. 51Penalty as alternative to prosecution
70. 52Notice
71. 53Legal proceedings
72. 54Interpretation of enforcement provisions
73. Part 17: Rate Relief Finance
74. 55Rate relief finance
75. 56Claims for finance etc.
76. 57Persons to report on administration
77. 58Powers of investigation
78. 59Reports
79. Chapter Directions by Department
80. 60Directions
81. 61Information about attainment of standards
82. 62Enforcement notices
83. 63Enforcement determination
84. 64Enforcement determination: Supplementary
85. 65Role of NIAO auditors in relation to rate relief
86. Part 18: Payment of travelling expenses by Department
87. 66Payment of travelling expenses by Department
88. Signature
89. Explanatory note