The Rate Relief Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017

Appeals N.I.

18.—(1) If the claimant is dissatisfied with the result of the review conducted in accordance with regulation 17, he may within three months of the serving of the notice of the result of the review, appeal to the Valuation Tribunal where paragraph (2) applies.

(2) This paragraph applies to—

(a) regulation 29 (circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as occupying a dwelling as his home) except where regulation 29(4) has been applied;

(b) regulation 30 (claimant living in another hereditament during essential repairs) except where regulation 30(3) has been applied;

(c) regulation 31(1) and (2) (moving home: adaptations to new home for disabled person) except where regulation 31(4) has been applied;

(d) regulation 32(1) and (2) (claimant living in another hereditament because of reasonable fear of violence) except where regulation 32(5) has been applied;

(e) regulation 34(1) (moving into another hereditament following stay in hospital or care home) except where regulation 34(3) has been applied;

(f) regulation 35 (periods of temporary absence exceeding 6 months) except where regulation 35(4) has been applied.

(3) No appeal lies to the Valuation Tribunal against any other decision in relation to a claim for rate relief made under these regulations.