The Rates (Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 No. 150

Citation and commencement N.I.

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Rates (Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2007.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 1 in operation at 1.4.2007, see reg. 1

Interpretation N.I.

2.  In these Regulations—

(a) any reference to a numbered Article shall be construed as a reference to the Article bearing that number in the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977; and

(b) any reference to an appeal under Article 51(1) includes a reference to an application to the Commissioner for a review of an alteration of a valuation list under Article 51(2) and references in Schedule 1 to an appeal under Article 51 against an alteration of a valuation list and to an appellant shall be construed accordingly.

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 2 in operation at 1.4.2007, see reg. 1

Exception from transfer of appeals to the Lands Tribunal N.I.

3.  Article 53(1) (Power of Commissioner to transfer appeal to Lands Tribunal) shall not apply in the case of an appeal set out in Schedule 1.

Commencement Information

I3 Reg. 3 in operation at 1.4.2007, see reg. 1

Prescribed appeals N.I.

4.  The appeals set out in Schedule 2 are prescribed for the purposes of Article 54(4)(a) (prescribed appeals) and accordingly the Valuation Tribunal is “the appropriate Tribunal” in relation to such appeals.

Commencement Information

I4 Reg. 4 in operation at 1.4.2007, see reg. 1

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 9th March 2007

Brian McClure

A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel