# Rates (Unoccupied Hereditaments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011, Paragraph 20


(1) Subject to the conditions in sub-paragraph (2), the hereditament is located in an area included within a scheme made under Article 26 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 and the person entitled to possession of the hereditament has qualified for payment from a council assisted under that scheme.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) applies only to a hereditament which—
(a) is unoccupied due to flooding following heavy rain or tidal surge;
(b) has been so unoccupied for a continuous period not less than four weeks; and
(c) when last in occupation was the only or principle residence of the person now entitled to possession of the hereditament.
(3) Where sub-paragraph (2)(b) applies the exclusion for the unoccupied hereditament will be up to a maximum of six months per incident.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2011/36/schedule/paragraph/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rates-unoccupied-hereditaments-regulations-northern-ireland-2011/schedule/paragraph-20
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