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Paragraph 8 F1

Northern Ireland

(1)

In relation to a hereditament in respect of which a person is chargeable to rates under Article 25A, references in Articles 45 to F258 to the occupier shall be construed as references to that person.

(2)

If it is not practicable after reasonable enquiry to ascertain the name or address of that person, section 24(2) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply as if for paragraph (e) there were substituted—

“(e)

if it is not practicable after reasonable enquiry to ascertain the name or address of a person chargeable to rates under Article 25A of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 on whom the document should be served, by addressing the document to him by the description “Person chargeable to rates under Article 25A of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977” and by affixing it, or a copy of it, to some conspicuous part of the hereditament in respect of which he is so chargeable.”

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

2004 NI 4

F2

Words in Sch. 8A para. 8(1) 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. 45(5); S.R. 2006/464, art. 2(4)

Notes on the whole Order

Textual amendments

F1

functions transf. SR 1999/481