Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2011 No. 16 (C. 3)
Rates
Rates (Amendment) (2009 Act) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011
Made
24th 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) 2009(1).
Citation and interpretation
1.—(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 days
2.—(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 McClure
A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
Article 2(1)
SCHEDULE 1Provisions coming into operation on 10th February 2011
| 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 |
Article 2(2)
SCHEDULE 2Provisions coming into operation on 1st October 2011
| 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) |