1. These Rules may be cited as the Valuation Tribunal (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2010 and shall come into operation on 9th April 2010.
2. The Valuation Tribunal Rules (Northern Ireland) 2007(1) shall be amended in accordance with rules 3 to 6.
3.—(1) In rule 2(1) (Interpretation)—
(a)after the definition of “the 2008 Regulations” insert—
“the 2010 (Energy Efficiency Homes Scheme) Regulations” means the Rate Relief (Energy Efficiency Homes Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010(2);
“the 2010 (Low-Carbon Homes Scheme) Regulations” means the Rate Relief (Low-Carbon Homes Scheme) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010(3);”;
in the definition of “appeal”—
in paragraph (b) omit “or”; and
after paragraph (c) insert—
“(d)regulation 9(1) of the 2010 (Energy Efficiency Homes Scheme) Regulations; or
(e)regulation 10(1) of the 2010 (Low-Carbon Homes Scheme) Regulations;”; and
in the definition of “respondent” for paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a)in relation to an appeal under Article 13(3) or 31A(12B) of the 1977 Order; regulation 12(1) of the 2007 Regulations, regulation 9(1) of the 2010 (Energy Efficiency Homes Scheme) Regulations or regulation 10(1) of the 2010 (Low Carbon Scheme) Regulations, means the Department;”.
4. In rule 5 (Notice of appeal) after paragraph (e) insert—
“(f)an appeal under regulation 9(1) of the 2010 (Energy Efficiency Homes Scheme) Regulations shall be instituted by delivering to the Secretary a notice of appeal in accordance with Form 6 within 28 days of the Department issuing the notice of the result of the review;
(g)an appeal under regulation 10(1) of the 2010 (Low-Carbon Homes Scheme) Regulations shall be instituted by delivering to the Secretary a notice of appeal in accordance with Form 7 within 28 days of the Department issuing the notice of the result of the review.”.
5. In rule 22 (Case stated for the Court of Appeal) paragraph (1)—
(a)in both sub-paragraph (a) and sub-paragraph (b) omit “or”; and
(b)after sub-paragraph (c) insert—
“(d)regulation 9(2) of the 2010 (Energy Efficiency Homes Scheme) Regulations; or
(e)regulation 10(2) of the 2010 (Low-Carbon Homes Scheme) Regulations,”.
6. In the Schedule after Form 5 insert the forms set out in the Schedule to these Rules.
Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor
Bridget Prentice
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
Dated 10th March 2010