SCHEDULEClasses of hereditament not prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 1(1)(a) of Schedule 8A to the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977
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1
Subject to regulation 2(2) and sub-paragraph (2), the hereditament is included in the NAV list and has been unoccupied for a continuous period not exceeding three months.
2
A hereditament shall be excluded from the class of hereditament described in sub-paragraph (1) to the extent (if any) to which it appears that, when next in use, it will be used for the purposes of a private dwelling.
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1
Subject to sub-paragraph (3)—
a
the hereditament—
i
was first included in a valuation list after 31st March 2007;
ii
is included in the capital value list;
iii
has not previously been occupied; and
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b
the person entitled to possession of the hereditament is a developer.
2
In this paragraph—
“developer” means a person who has undertaken, arranged or carried out development work and who is also the first owner of the hereditament;
“development work” means any building operations which results in a new building; and
“owner” means any person for the time being receiving or entitled to receive, on his own account, the rack rent of the hereditament in connection with which the word is used or who, if the hereditament were let at a rack rent, would so receive or be entitled to receive that rent.
3
A hereditament, other than a private garage or private storage premises, shall be excluded from the class of hereditament described in sub-paragraph (1) to the extent (if any) to which it appears that, when next in use, it will be used other than for the purposes of a private dwelling.
I43
1
Subject to regulation 2(2) and sub-paragraph (2), the hereditament is included in the NAV list, has been unoccupied for a continuous period not exceeding twelve months and the person entitled to possession of the hereditament throughout that period is a person which—
a
is a company limited by guarantee within the meaning of Part 1 of the Companies Act 20067;
b
is funded in respect of its capital costs, in whole or in part, by a public body; and
c
provides accommodation and support services for a trade or business.
2
A hereditament shall be excluded from the class of hereditament described in sub-paragraph (1) to the extent (if any) to which it appears that, when next in use, it will be used for the purposes of a private dwelling.
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The hereditament is a qualifying industrial hereditament.
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The person entitled to possession of the hereditament is prohibited by law from occupying it or allowing it to be occupied.
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The hereditament is kept vacant by reason of action taken by or on behalf of any public body with a view to prohibiting its occupation or to acquiring it.
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Any building or part of a building comprising the hereditament or part of the hereditament is included in a list compiled under Article 42 of the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 19918 or is the subject of a building preservation notice within the meaning of Article 42A of that Order.
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Any building or part of a building comprising the hereditament or part of the hereditament is included in the Schedule of monuments compiled under Article 3(1) of the Historic Monuments and Archaeological Objects (Northern Ireland) Order 19959.
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The rateable net annual value of the hereditament is less than £2,000.
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The rateable capital value of the hereditament is less than £20,000.
I1211
The person entitled to possession of the hereditament is so entitled only in his capacity as the personal representative of a deceased person.
I1312
There subsists in respect of the estate of the person entitled to possession of the hereditament a bankruptcy order within the meaning of Parts I and VIII to X of the 1989 Order.
I213
The person entitled to possession of the hereditament is so entitled in his capacity as a trustee under a deed of arrangement to which Chapter 1 of Part VIII of the 1989 Order applies.
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The person entitled to possession of the hereditament is—
a
a company in administration within the meaning of paragraph 2 of Schedule B1 to the 1989 Order10 or is subject to an administration order made under the former administration provisions within the meaning of Article 2 of the Insolvency (2005 Order) (Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order (Northern Ireland) 200611; or
b
a company which is subject to a winding-up order made under the 1989 Order or which is being wound up voluntarily under that Order.
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The person entitled to possession of the hereditament is so entitled in his capacity as liquidator by virtue of an order made under Article 98 or Article 123 of the 1989 Order.
I1616
The person entitled to possession of the hereditament is the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission.
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1
Subject to sub-paragraphs (4) and (5)—
a
the hereditament is included in the capital value list; and
b
the person entitled to possession of the hereditament or, if there is more than one such person, each such person previously occupied the hereditament, and when he last did so, occupied it as his only or principal residence; and
c
that person—
i
has his only or principal residence in a hospital, nursing home or residential care home; or
ii
is detained in a prison, a hospital or any other place by virtue of an order or award to which sub-paragraph (2) applies; or
iii
is imprisoned under, or in service custody for the purposes of the Armed Forces Act 200612 and, where a person is in service custody, the custody forms part of a continuous period exceeding 48 hours; or
iv
is detained under paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Immigration Act 197113 (deportation); or
v
is detained under the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 198614 or corresponding legislation in Great Britain or the Republic of Ireland.
2
This sub-paragraph applies to—
a
an order of a court in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland;
b
an order or award (whether or not of a court) made (anywhere) in proceedings in respect of a service offence within the meaning of the Armed Forces Act 2006.
3
If a person—
a
is temporarily discharged under section 24 of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 195315, temporarily released under rules under section 13 of that Act or temporarily discharged or temporarily released under corresponding legislation in Great Britain or the Republic of Ireland; or
b
is temporarily released under rules under section 300 of the Armed Forces Act 2006,
he shall, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), be treated as detained or, as the case may be, imprisoned.
4
Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply where the person is detained under Article 92 of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 198116 or corresponding legislation in Great Britain or the Republic of Ireland for default in payment of a fine.
5
A hereditament shall be excluded from the class of hereditament described in sub-paragraph (1) to the extent (if any) to which it appears that, when next in use, it will be used other than for the purposes of a private dwelling.
6
In this paragraph—
“hospital”, except in sub-paragraph (1)(c)(ii), has the same meaning as in Article 2 of the 2003 Order;
“nursing home” has the same meaning as in Article 11 of the 2003 Order;
“order” includes a sentence, direction, warrant or other means of giving effect to a decision; and
“residential care home” has the same meaning as in Article 10 of the 2003 Order.
I1818
The hereditament is a hereditament which is the subject of an agreement made with the Department under Article 21 of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977.