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The Rate Relief (Qualifying Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

S.R. 2007/203 · Made 23 March 2007 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Rates

Made 23rd March 2007

Coming into operation 1st April 2007

The Department of Finance and Personnelf1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 30A of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977f2.C1

Annotations to the whole text

Modifications

C1

Rule excluded (27.9.2017) by The Rate Relief Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/184), reg. 38(2) (with reg. 38(3))

Footnotes

f1

Formerly the Department of Finance: see S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6) Article 3

f2

S.I. 1977/2157 (N.I. 28); Article 30A was inserted by Article 14 of S.I. 2006/2954 (N.I. 18)

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