The Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006

32.—(1) Amend Article 51 (appeal to Commissioner against alteration of, or decision not to alter, the valuation list, or review by Commissioner of certain alterations made by him in the list) as follows.

(2) For paragraph (1) substitute the following paragraphs—

“(1) Any person other than the Department who is aggrieved by an alteration which the district valuer has caused to be made in a valuation list may, within twenty-eight days of the service on him of the certificate of alteration appeal to the Commissioner against the alteration.

(1A) Any person other than the Department who is aggrieved by a decision of the district valuer not to cause a valuation list to be altered in consequence of an application by him for the revision of that list may, within twenty-eight days from the date of service on him of the notice of the decision, appeal to the Commissioner against the decision.

(1B) Paragraph (1A) does not apply to a decision under Article 49(6).”.

(3) In paragraph (2)—

(a) omit the words from “of the Environment” to “Personnel”;

(b) for “the valuation list” substitute “a valuation list”.

(4) In paragraph (4), after “paragraph (1)” insert “, (1A)”.

(5) In the heading to that Article omit “the” in both places where it occurs.