The Valuation Tribunal Rules (Northern Ireland) 2007

Service of documents N.I.

24.—(1) This rule has effect in relation to any notice or other document required or authorised by these Rules to be sent to a party to an appeal.

(2) Any such document shall be regarded as having been sent to that party if it is—

(a) delivered to him;

(b) left at his proper address;

(c) sent by ordinary first class post to him at that address; or

(d) transmitted to him by FAX or other means of electronic data transmission in accordance with paragraph (3), (4) or (5).

(3) A document may be transmitted by FAX where the party has indicated in writing to the Secretary that he is willing to regard a document as having been sent to him if it is transmitted to a specified FAX number and the document is transmitted to that number.

(4) In the case of the Department [F1 or the Executive] , an indication under paragraph (3) can be expressed to apply to any appeal to which it is a respondent.

(5) In the case of the Commissioner, an indication under paragraph (3) can be expressed to apply to any appeal to which he is a respondent.

(6) Paragraphs (3) to (5) shall apply with appropriate modification to a transmission of electronic data other than by FAX as it applies to a transmission by FAX.

(7) Where the proper address includes a numbered box number at a document exchange, a document may be sent by leaving the document addressed to that numbered box at that document exchange or at a document exchange which transmits documents every business day to that exchange.

(8) For the purposes of these Rules—

(a) the proper address of the appellant, or a person who is a party by virtue of rule 7(4), is the address specified in his notice of appeal or notice of intention to appear as a party on the appeal, as the case may be;

(b) the proper address of the Department is such address as the Department from time to time specifies in a notice delivered to the Secretary as being the proper address in all such proceedings; F2 ...

(c) the proper address of the Commissioner is such address as the Commissioner from time to time specifies in a notice delivered to the Secretary as being the proper address in all such proceedings.

[F3 ; and

(d) the proper address of the Executive is such address as the Executive from time to time specifies in a notice delivered to the Secretary as being the proper address in all such proceedings.]

(9) If no address for sending documents to has been specified, the proper address for the purposes of these Rules shall be the person’s usual or last known address.

(10) A party may at any time by notice in writing to the Secretary change his proper address for service for the purposes of these Rules.

(11) A party may, by notice in writing to the Secretary, vary or revoke any indication given by him under paragraph (3).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in rule 24(4) inserted (5.5.2008) by The Valuation Tribunal (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/153), rules 1, 6(a)

F2 Word in rule 24(8)(b) omitted (5.5.2008) by virtue of The Valuation Tribunal (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/153), rules 1, 6(b)(i)

F3 Rule 24(8)(d) inserted (5.5.2008) by The Valuation Tribunal (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/153), rules 1, 6(b)(ii)

Commencement Information

I1 Rule 24 in operation at 16.4.2007, see rule 1