Draft Regulations laid before the Assembly under Article 61(2) of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 for approval.

2009 No.

Rates

The Rates (Maximum Capital Value) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Made

Coming into operation

The Department of Finance and Personnel1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 18(2) and (3) of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 19772.

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Rates (Maximum Capital Value) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on the 1st April 2009.

2

In these Regulations “the 2007 Regulations” means the Rates (Maximum Capital Value) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20073.

Amendment of the Rates (Maximum Capital Value) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20072

1

In regulation 2(1) of the 2007 Regulations, for “£500,000” substitute “£400,000”.

2

In regulation 2(3) of the 2007 Regulations, where “£250,000” occurs substitute “£200,000”.

3

In the formula within regulation 2(4) of the 2007 Regulations, where “£250,000” occurs substitute “£200,000”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on

A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the maximum capital value set by the Rates (Maximum Capital Value) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007, changing it from £500,000 to £400,000. In the case of certain domestic properties which are distinguished in the capital value list as partly exempt from rates, these Regulations provide for amendments which will allow the maximum capital value to vary between £200,000 and £400,000 depending on the extent of the exemption (regulation 2).