Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977

CLASS 4 N.I.

• The items specified in Tables 3 and 4, except—

  (a)

  any such item which is not, and is not in the nature of, a building or structure;

  (b)

  any part of any such item which does not form an integral part of such item as a building or structure or as being in the nature of a building or structure;

  (ba)

  [F1 so much of any item as has microgeneration capacity;]

  (c)

  so much of any refractory or other lining forming part of any plant or machinery as is customarily renewed by reason of normal use at intervals of less than 50 weeks;

  (d)

  any item in Table 4 the total cubic capacity of which (measured externally and excluding foundations, settings, supports and anything which is not an integral part of the item) does not exceed 400 cubic metres and which is readily capable of being moved from one site and re-erected in its original state on another without the substantial demolition of any surrounding [F2 structure;]

• (e)

  [F3 so much of any recycling equipment fitted to any plant and machinery used in quarries where that recycling equipment is used or intended to be used for the purposes of environmental works;

  (f)

  any of the following such items or part of such items used or intended to be used for the purposes of environmental works in quarries—

  (i)

  bunds which prevent environmental pollution and the ingress of water;

  (ii)

  covers for oil and chemical storage facilities which prevent environmental pollution and the ingress of water;

  (iii)

  covers for screen houses, conveyors and bays which prevent the spread of dust;

  (iv)

  pits which are used for the settlement of suspended solids in water discharges to protect surrounding water courses;

  (v)

  bays used in connection with construction and demolition waste materials.

• In this paragraph—

  (a)

  “environmental pollution” has the same meaning as in Article 8 of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002;

  (b)

  “environmental works” means any works used or intended to be used for the purposes of improving the environmental performance of quarries in accordance with the Code of Practice for the Aggregates Industry in Northern Ireland; and

  (c)

  “recycling equipment” means equipment used for the collection of demolition or construction waste, the separation (either partially or completely) of such waste into its components or the subjection of such waste or its components to any process.]

F1 Words in Sch. 12 Pt. III para. 3 inserted (1.4.2012) by The Rates (Microgeneration) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/47), arts. 1, 2(3)(d)

F2 Word in Sch. 12 Pt. III para. 3 substituted (1.4.2007) by Rating of Quarries (Plant and Machinery) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/180), art. 2(1)

F3 Words in Sch. 12 Pt. III para. 3 inserted (1.4.2007) by Rating of Quarries (Plant and Machinery) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/180), art. 2(2)