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

PART IV MISCELLANEOUS

Duties of public bodies with respect to alterations in valuation list

13.—(1) In paragraph (1) of Article 57 of the principal Order (duties of public bodies with respect to alterations in valuation list), for the words from “information” to “or not)” there shall be substituted the words “relevant information comes to the notice of a public body”.

(2) For paragraph (2) of that Article there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(2) In this Article—

“inform” includes, in relation to a public body, giving relevant information in the possession or control of that body;

“public body” means—

(a)

a body established by or under a statutory provision; or

(b)

a department of the Government of the United Kingdom;

“relevant information” means information which is relevant to a decision whether to alter a valuation list;

“valuation list” includes a valuation list which has been issued but which has not yet come into force.”.

Application of Articles 57 to 60 of the principal Order

14.—(1) Articles 57 to 60 of the principal Order shall apply for the purposes of Part II subject to the following modifications.

(2) Article 57 (duties of public bodies with respect to alterations in valuation list) shall apply as if the definition of “relevant information” in paragraph (2) included information which is relevant to the determination or revision of the capital value of a hereditament under Part II.

(3) Article 59 (power to call for returns) shall apply to the determination or revision of the capital value of a hereditament under Part II as it applies to the making of a new valuation list or the revision of the valuation list as if in paragraphs (1) and (2)—

(a) for the words “occupier, owner or” there were substituted the words “Northern Ireland Housing Executive, a district council, or the occupier, the person entitled to possession or the”; and

(b) for the words “on all” there were substituted the word “more”.

(4) In Article 60 (offences) references to Article 58 or to Article 59 are to that Article as it applies by virtue of this Article.

(5) In this Article “capital value” includes domestic capital value.

Transitional provisions, etc.

15.—(1) The Department may by regulations make such transitional or consequential provision, or such savings, as it considers necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with the coming into operation of any provision of this Order.

(2) Regulations under this Article shall be subject to negative resolution.

Repeals

16.  The statutory provisions set out in Schedule 4 are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the second column of that Schedule.