The Rate Relief (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Modification of regulations 3 to 6

    4. Arrangements for rate relief

      1. 4.Rate relief scheme

      2. 5.Arrangements for rate relief

      3. 6.(1) Rate relief shall be administered by—

  3. PART 2

    1. 7.Entitlement to rate relief

    2. 8.Where a person is entitled to rate relief, then—

    3. Exclusions from rate relief

      1. 9.Exclusions from rate relief

      2. 10.A person shall not be entitled to rate relief where...

      3. 11.Modification of Part II and Schedule A1

      4. 12.Modification of the Immigration and Asylum Act

      5. 13.Modification of the Social Security (Immigration and Asylum) Consequential Amendments Regulations

  4. PART 3

    1. 14.Modification of Part III

  5. PART 4

    1. 15.Modification of the Act

    2. 16.Modification of Part IV

  6. PART 5

    1. 17.Modification of Part V and Schedule 4

  7. PART 6

    1. 18.Modification of the Act

    2. 19.Modification of Part VI and Schedules 5, 6 and 7

    3. 20.Notional entitlement to housing benefit

  8. PART 7

    1. 21.Modification of Part VII

  9. PART 8

    1. 22.Modification of Part VIII and Schedules 8 and 9

  10. PART 9

    1. 23.Calculation of weekly amount of rate relief

    2. 24.Modification of Part IX

    3. 25.Date on which entitlement is to commence

  11. PART 10

    1. 26.Modification of Part X and Schedule 11

    2. 27.Making a claim for rate relief

    3. 28.Claims in advance for rate relief

    4. 29.Entitlement dependent on claim

  12. PART 11

    1. 30.Modification of Part XI and Schedule 10

  13. PART 12

    1. 31.Modification of Part XII

  14. PART 13

    1. 32.Application of section 73 of the Administration Act

    2. 33.Modification of Part XIII

    3. 34.Destination of repayments, etc.

  15. PART 14

    1. 35.Supply of information

    2. 36.Sharing of information

    3. 37.Supply of government information for fraud prevention and verification

    4. 38.Supply of information to the Executive

    5. 39.Supply of information by the Executive

    6. 40.Unauthorised disclosure of information relating to particular persons

  16. PART 15

    1. 41.Modification of the 2000 Act

    2. 42.Modification of the Decisions and Appeals Regulations 1999

    3. 43.Modification of the Decisions and Appeals Regulations

    4. 44.Modification of the Commissioner Procedures Regulations

  17. PART 16

    1. 45.Authorisations for investigators

    2. 46.Provision of information

    3. 47.Authorisations by Housing Executive

    4. 48.Delay, obstruction etc. of inspector

    5. 49.False representations for obtaining relief

    6. 50.Breach of regulations

    7. 51.Penalty as alternative to prosecution

    8. 52.Notice

    9. 53.Legal proceedings

    10. 54.Interpretation of enforcement provisions

  18. PART 17

    1. 55.Rate relief finance

    2. 56.Claims for finance etc.

    3. 57.Persons to report on administration

    4. 58.Powers of investigation

    5. 59.Reports

    6. Directions by Department

      1. 60.Directions

      2. 61.Information about attainment of standards

      3. 62.Enforcement notices

      4. 63.Enforcement determination

      5. 64.Enforcement determination: Supplementary

      6. 65.Role of NIAO auditors in relation to rate relief

  19. PART 18

    1. 66.Payment of travelling expenses by Department

  20. Signature

  21. Explanatory Note