Introductory Text
PART 1 General
1.Citation and commencement
2.Interpretation
3.Modification of regulations 3 to 6
Arrangements for rate relief
4.Rate relief scheme
5.Arrangements for rate relief
6.(1) Rate relief shall be administered by—
PART 2 Provisions affecting entitlement to rate relief
7.Entitlement to rate relief
8.Where a person is entitled to rate relief, then—
Exclusions from rate relief
9.Exclusions from rate relief
10.A person shall not be entitled to rate relief where...
11.Modification of Part II and Schedule A1
12.Modification of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
13.Modification of the Social Security (Immigration and Asylum) Consequential Amendments Regulations
PART 3 Payments in respect of a hereditament
14.Modification of Part III
PART 4 Membership of a family
15.Modification of the Act
16.Modification of Part IV
PART 5 Applicable amounts
17.Modification of Part V and Schedule 4
PART 6 Assessment of income and capital
18.Modification of the Act
19.Modification of Part VI and Schedules 5, 6 and 7
20.Notional entitlement to housing benefit
PART 7 Amount of rate relief
21.Modification of Part VII and Schedule 8
PART 8 Calculation of weekly amounts and changes of circumstances
22.Calculation of weekly amount of rate relief
23.Modification of Part VIII
24.Date on which entitlement is to commence
PART 9 Claims
25.Modification of Part IX and Schedule 10
26.Making a claim for rate relief
27.Claims in advance for rate relief
28.Entitlement dependent on claim
PART 10 Decisions on questions
29.Modification of Part X and Schedule 9
PART 11 Payments
30.Modification of Part XI
PART 12 Overpayments
31.Application of section 73 of the Administration Act
32.Modification of Part XII
33.Destination of repayments, etc.
PART 13 Supply of Information
34.Supply of information
35.Sharing of information
36.Supply of government information for fraud prevention and verification
37.Supply of information to the Executive
38.Supply of information by the Executive
39.Unauthorised disclosure of information relating to particular persons
PART 14 Decisions, Revisions and Appeals
40.Modification of the 2000 Act
41.Modification of the Decisions and Appeals Regulations 1999
42.Modification of the Decisions and Appeals Regulations
43.Modification of the Commissioner Procedures Regulations
PART 15 Enforcement
44.Authorisations for investigators
45.Provision of information
46.Authorisations by Housing Executive
47.Delay, obstruction etc. of inspector
48.False representations for obtaining relief
49.Breach of regulations
50.Penalty as alternative to prosecution
51.Notice
52.Legal proceedings
53.Interpretation of enforcement provisions
PART 16 Rate Relief Finance
54.Rate relief finance
55.Claims for finance etc.
56.Persons to report on administration
57.Powers of investigation
58.Reports
Directions by Department
59.Directions
60.Information about attainment of standards
61.Enforcement notices
62.Enforcement determination
63.Enforcement determination: Supplementary
64.Role of NIAO auditors in relation to rate relief
PART 17 Payment of travelling expenses by Department
65.Payment of travelling expenses by Department
Signature
Explanatory Note