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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/6/section/1</dc:identifier><dc:title>Rates (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to amend the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 to enable regulations to be made permitting an increase in the level of reduction in the normal rate to 100% for certain hereditaments used for prescribed recreation; to provide that certain hereditaments are not to be treated for the purposes of the Order as occupied by reason only of them containing certain window displays; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2017-06-06</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2016-10-26</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/6/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/6/body" NumberOfProvisions="8" RestrictStartDate="2016-10-26"><P1group RestrictStartDate="2016-10-26"><Title>Power for Department to increase rates reduction provided under Article 31 of the 1977 Order in certain cases</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/6/section/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/6/section/1" id="section-1"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="key-9e3b06995394a1165ac625888d787f02"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-84cafad778824fee11a69a6d27e2653e"/>1</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/6/section/1/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/6/section/1/1" id="section-1-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The 1977 Order is amended as follows.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/6/section/1/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/6/section/1/2" id="section-1-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In Article 31 (reduction of rates on certain hereditaments used for recreation)—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/6/section/1/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/6/section/1/2/a" id="section-1-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>after paragraph (5) insert—</Text><BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="unknown" Format="default"><P2><Pnumber>5A</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Department may by regulations provide that the reduction in the normal rate in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4) may be increased to 100% in prescribed cases.</Text></P2para></P2><P2><Pnumber>5B</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (5A), prescribed cases in regulations under that paragraph shall include, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, where a hereditament is occupied by a community amateur sports club.</Text></P2para></P2><P2><Pnumber>5C</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The first regulations under paragraph (5A) shall be made no later than 30 September 2016.</Text></P2para></P2></BlockAmendment><AppendText>,</AppendText></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/6/section/1/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/6/section/1/2/b" id="section-1-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>in paragraph (6) insert at the appropriate place—</Text><BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="unknown" Format="default"><P2para><Text>community amateur sports club” means a registered club within the meaning of section 658(6) of the Corporation Tax Act 2010;</Text></P2para></BlockAmendment><AppendText>.</AppendText></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/6/section/1/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/6/section/1/3" id="section-1-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In Article 61 (regulations), in paragraph (2A) (affirmative procedure)—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/6/section/1/3/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/6/section/1/3/a" id="section-1-3-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>for  “under”, where it first occurs, substitute</Text><BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="unknown" Format="default"><Text>under—
                    </Text><P3><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text/></P3para></P3></BlockAmendment><AppendText>,</AppendText></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/6/section/1/3/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/6/section/1/3/b" id="section-1-3-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>for  “, and regulations made under paragraph (1)(b)” substitute</Text><BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="unknown" Format="default"><Text>;
                    </Text><P3><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>Article 31(5A); or</Text></P3para></P3><P3><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>paragraph (1)(b),</Text></P3para></P3></BlockAmendment><AppendText>,</AppendText></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/6/section/1/3/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/6/section/1/3/c" id="section-1-3-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the words  “shall be subject to affirmative resolution” become a full-out to the paragraph.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-9e3b06995394a1165ac625888d787f02" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/6/section/1" id="cl7jl8vk2-00007">S. 1</CitationSubRef> in operation at 19.9.2016 for specified purposes  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2016/331" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2016" Number="331" Title="The Rates (Amendment) (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016" id="cl7jl8vk2-00008">S.R. 2016/331</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2016/331/article/2/a" CitationRef="cl7jl8vk2-00008" Operative="true" id="cl7jl8vk2-00009">art. 2(a)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-84cafad778824fee11a69a6d27e2653e" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/6/section/1" id="cl7jxs0l2-00007">S. 1</CitationSubRef> in operation at 26.10.2016 in so far as not already in operation  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2016/388" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2016" Number="388" Title="The Rates (Amendment) (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016" id="cl7jxs0l2-00008">S.R. 2016/388</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2016/388/article/2" CitationRef="cl7jxs0l2-00008" Operative="true" id="cl7jxs0l2-00009">art. 2</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>