The Rate Relief Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 No. 184

PART 6 N.I. Suspension

Cases where a relevant authority may suspend N.I.

19.—(1) A relevant authority may suspend any payment of rate relief in the circumstances set out in paragraph (2).

(2) The circumstances referred to in paragraph (1) are where it appears to the relevant authority that a doubt arises as to whether—

(a) the conditions of entitlement to rate relief are or were fulfilled;

(b) a decision awarding rate relief should be revised under regulation 13;

(c) an amount of rate relief is recoverable under [F1 Part 8] (overpayments).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 19(2)(c) substituted (8.5.2018) by The Rate Relief (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. 2018/109), regs. 1, 2(6)

Making or restoring of payments suspended N.I.

20.  Payments suspended in accordance with regulation 19 shall be made or restored where the relevant authority is satisfied that the benefit so suspended is properly payable and no outstanding issues remain to be resolved.