Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977

[F1 Service of documents N.I.

62.— (1) The following documents, that is to say,—

(a) a demand note under Article 9(4); and

(b) a certificate under Article 49(2) of an alteration made F2 . . . in [F3 a valuation list] or a notice under Article 49(3) of a decision F2 . . . that no alteration should be made in [F3 a valuation list] ,

may be served on, respectively, the person charged with a rate and the persons mentioned in Article 56(8) or the person who applied for revision of the list by being sent to him or them by ordinary post [F4 or, in the case of a document specified in sub-paragraph (b), by means of an electronic communication].

(2) A process under Part VI of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 for the recovery of any sum due to the Department F5 . . . on account of a rate may be served—

(a) by being sent by [F6 the] Department by ordinary post; or

(b) by any mode of service permitted by magistrates' courts rules.

(3) In section 24(1) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (service of documents), as it applies to the service by post of such a note, certificate, notice or process, the word “registering” shall be omitted.]

F1 1986 NI 21

F2 Words in art. 62(1)(b) repealed (1.4.2007) by Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2954 (N.I. 18)), arts. 1(3), 39, 41, Sch. 2 para. 39(2)(a), Sch. 3; S.R. 2006/464, art. 2(4)

F3 Words in art. 62(1)(b) substituted (1.4.2007) by Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2954 (N.I. 18)), arts. 1(3), 39, Sch. 2 para. 39(2)(b); S.R. 2006/464, art. 2(4)

F4 Words in art. 62(1) inserted (14.10.2020) by The Rates (Coronavirus) (Electronic Communications) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/201), arts. 1, 2

F5 Words in art. 62(2) repealed (1.4.2007) by Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2954 (N.I. 18)), arts. 1(3), 39, 41, Sch. 2 para. 39(3)(a), Sch. 3; S.R. 2006/464, art. 2(4)

F6 Word in art. 62(2)(a) substituted (1.4.2007) by Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2954 (N.I. 18)), arts. 1(3), 39, Sch. 2 para. 39(3)(b); S.R. 2006/464, art. 2(4)