Rates (Amendment) (2009 Act) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011

Made24th January 2011

The Department of Finance and Personnel makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 19(1) of the Rates (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 20091.

Citation and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Rates (Amendment) (2009 Act) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011.

2

In this Order “the 2009 Act” means the Rates (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009.

Appointed days2

1

10th February 2011 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the 2009 Act listed in Schedule 1.

2

1st October 2011 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the 2009 Act listed in Schedule 2.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 24th January 2011

Brian McClureA senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel

SCHEDULE 1Provisions coming into operation on 10th February 2011

Article 2(1)

Provisions of the 2009 Act	Subject matter
section 6(1) to (3)	Extension of liability for unoccupied hereditaments to dwelling-houses, etc.
section 7	Capital value of hereditaments: change of state of property to be disregarded
Paragraphs 5 and 7 of Schedule 1 and section 17 in so far as it relates to them.	Minor and consequential amendments
In Schedule 2 the following entries and section 18 in so far as it relates to them—	Repeals
the entry relating to Schedule 8A to the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977
the entry relating to Article 22 of the Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006

SCHEDULE 2Provisions coming into operation on 1st October 2011

Article 2(2)

Provisions of the 2009 Act	Subject matter
section 6(4)	Removal of power to prescribe exemption where hereditament has both a capital value and a net annual value
section 14	Removal of exclusion of private dwellings from deemed completion days for new buildings
Paragraphs 8 and 10 of Schedule 1 and section 17 in so far as it relates to them.	Minor and consequential amendments
In Schedule 2 the following entries and section 18 in so far as it relates to them—	Repeals
the entries relating to Article 25A(3A) of, and Schedule 8B to, the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977
the entries relating to Articles 21 and 26 of the Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Rates (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009—

a

listed in Schedule 1 to this Order, on 10th February 2011;

b

listed in Schedule 2 to this Order, on 1st October 2011.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDER

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Rates (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 have been brought into operation by a commencement order made before the date of this Order—

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.R. No.
section 5	23rd November 2009	S.R. 2009 No. 375 (C. 27)
Paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 and section 17 in so far as it relates to it.	23rd November 2009	S.R. 2009 No. 375 (C. 27)
section 1	14th December 2009	S.R. 2009 No. 375 (C. 27)
section 2	14th December 2009	S.R. 2009 No. 375 (C. 27)
section 3	14th December 2009	S.R. 2009 No. 375 (C. 27)
section 4	14th December 2009	S.R. 2009 No. 375 (C. 27)
section 8(1) and (2)	14th December 2009	S.R. 2009 No. 375 (C. 27)
section 9	14th December 2009	S.R. 2009 No. 375 (C. 27)
section 10	14th December 2009	S.R. 2009 No. 375 (C. 27)
section 11	14th December 2009	S.R. 2009 No. 375 (C. 27)
section 15	14th December 2009	S.R. 2009 No. 375 (C. 27)
In Schedule 2 the following entries and section 18 in so far as it relates to them—	14th December 2009	S.R. 2009 No. 375 (C. 27)
the entries relating to Article 39A(4) of, and Schedule 9A to, the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977	14th December 2009	S.R. 2009 No. 375 (C. 27)
the entries relating to Article 5 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998	14th December 2009	S.R. 2009 No. 375 (C. 27)
the entry relating to the Postal Services Act 2000	14th December 2009	S.R. 2009 No. 375 (C. 27)
the entry relating to the Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004	14th December 2009	S.R. 2009 No. 375 (C. 27)
the entry relating to Schedule 2 to the Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 but only in so far as the repeal of paragraph 47 of that Schedule is concerned.	14th December 2009	S.R. 2009 No. 375 (C. 27)