Article 62 Service of documentsF1

Northern Ireland

(1)

The following documents, that is to say,—

(a)

a demand note under Article 9(4); and

(b)

a certificate under Article 49(2) of an alteration made F2. . . in F3a valuation list or a notice under Article 49(3) of a decision . . . that no alteration should be made in a valuation list ,

may be served on, respectively, the person charged with a rate and the persons mentioned in Article 56(8) or the person who applied for revision of the list by being sent to him or them by ordinary post F4or, in the case of a document specified in sub-paragraph (b), by means of an electronic communication.

(2)

A process under Part VI of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 for the recovery of any sum due to the Department F5. . . on account of a rate may be served—

(a)

by being sent by F6the Department by ordinary post; or

(b)

by any mode of service permitted by magistrates' courts rules.

(3)

In section 24(1) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (service of documents), as it applies to the service by post of such a note, certificate, notice or process, the word “registering” shall be omitted.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: 1986 NI 21
F2: Words in art. 62(1)(b) repealed (1.4.2007) by Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2954 (N.I. 18)), arts. 1(3), 39, 41, Sch. 2 para. 39(2)(a), Sch. 3; S.R. 2006/464, art. 2(4)
F3: Words in art. 62(1)(b) substituted (1.4.2007) by Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2954 (N.I. 18)), arts. 1(3), 39, Sch. 2 para. 39(2)(b); S.R. 2006/464, art. 2(4)
F4: Words in art. 62(1) inserted (14.10.2020) by The Rates (Coronavirus) (Electronic Communications) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/201), arts. 1, 2
F5: Words in art. 62(2) repealed (1.4.2007) by Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2954 (N.I. 18)), arts. 1(3), 39, 41, Sch. 2 para. 39(3)(a), Sch. 3; S.R. 2006/464, art. 2(4)
F6: Word in art. 62(2)(a) substituted (1.4.2007) by Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2954 (N.I. 18)), arts. 1(3), 39, Sch. 2 para. 39(3)(b); S.R. 2006/464, art. 2(4)

Notes on the whole Order

Textual amendments

F1: functions transf. SR 1999/481