The Rate Relief (Qualifying Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
S.R. 2007/203 · Made 23 March 2007 · Extends to Northern Ireland
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
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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
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Formerly the Department of Finance: see S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6) Article 3
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S.I. 1977/2157 (N.I. 28); Article 30A was inserted by Article 14 of S.I. 2006/2954 (N.I. 18)
Contents
- Part 1: General
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Interpretation
- 3Modification of regulations 3 to 6
- Chapter Arrangements for rate relief
- 4Rate relief scheme
- 5Arrangements for rate relief
- 6Arrangements for rate relief
- Part 2: Provisions affecting entitlement to rate relief
- 7Entitlement to rate relief
- 8Entitlement to rate relief
- Chapter Exclusions from rate relief
- 9Exclusions from rate relief
- 10Exclusions from rate relief
- 11Modification of Part II and Schedule A1
- 12Modification of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- 13Modification of the Social Security (Immigration and Asylum) Consequential Amendments Regulations
- Part 3: Payments in respect of a hereditament
- 14Modification of Part III
- Part 4: Membership of a family
- 15Modification of the Act
- 16Modification of Part IV
- Part 5: Applicable amounts
- 17Modification of Part V and Schedule 4
- Part 6: Assessment of income and capital
- 18Modification of the Act
- 19Modification of Part VI and Schedules 5, 6 and 7
- 20Notional entitlement to housing benefit
- Part 7: Amount of rate relief
- 21Modification of Part VII and Schedule 8
- Part 8: Calculation of weekly amounts and changes of circumstances
- 22Calculation of weekly amount of rate relief
- 23Modification of Part VIII
- 24Date on which entitlement is to commence
- Part 9: Claims
- 25Modification of Part IX and Schedule 10
- 26Making a claim for rate relief
- 27Claims in advance for rate relief
- 28Entitlement dependent on claim
- Part 10: Decisions on questions
- 29Modification of Part X and Schedule 9
- Part 11: Payments
- 30Modification of Part XI
- Part 12: Overpayments
- 31Application of section 73 of the Administration Act
- 32Modification of Part XII
- 33Destination of repayments, etc.
- Part 13: Supply of Information
- 34Supply of information
- 35Sharing of information
- 36Supply of government information for fraud prevention and verification
- 37Supply of information to the Executive
- 38Supply of information by the Executive
- 39Unauthorised disclosure of information relating to particular persons
- Part 14: Decisions, Revisions and Appeals
- 40Modification of the 2000 Act
- 41Modification of the Decisions and Appeals Regulations 1999
- 42Modification of the Decisions and Appeals Regulations
- 43Modification of the Commissioner Procedures Regulations
- Part 15: Enforcement
- 44Authorisations for investigators
- 45Provision of information
- 46Authorisations by Housing Executive
- 47Delay, obstruction etc. of inspector
- 48False representations for obtaining relief
- 49Breach of regulations
- 50Penalty as alternative to prosecution
- 51Notice
- 52Legal proceedings
- 53Interpretation of enforcement provisions
- Part 16: Rate Relief Finance
- 54Rate relief finance
- 55Claims for finance etc.
- 56Persons to report on administration
- 57Powers of investigation
- 58Reports
- Chapter Directions by Department
- 59Directions
- 60Information about attainment of standards
- 61Enforcement notices
- 62Enforcement determination
- 63Enforcement determination: Supplementary
- 64Role of NIAO auditors in relation to rate relief
- Part 17: Payment of travelling expenses by Department
- 65Payment of travelling expenses by Department
- Signature
- Explanatory note