The Rates (Capital Values, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006

Repayment and recovery of hardship relief

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10.—(1) Article 33B of the principal Order (hardship relief) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a)for the word “remit” there shall be substituted the word “repay”;

(b)the words “which a person is liable to pay” shall cease to have effect;

(c)in sub-paragraph (b), for the words “remission that” there shall be substituted the words “repayment a”.

(3) In paragraph (2)—

(a)for the words “paragraph (1)” there shall be substituted the words “this Article “reduce” includes remit,”;

(b)after the word “payable” there shall be inserted the words “or paid”;

(c)after the word “prescribed” there shall be added the words “and “repay” means repay in whole or in part”.

(4) In paragraph (4)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (a), for the word “remission” there shall be substituted the word “repayment”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (b), for the word “remission” there shall be substituted the word “repayment”;

(c)after sub-paragraph (b) there shall be added the words

; and

(c)provide for so much of any reduction or repayment under this Article as contravened a Community obligation to be recoverable from the person mentioned in paragraph (1) as if it were a debt due to the Department on account of a rate leviable on him.