38.—(1) The Department may require—
(a)the Executive; or
(b)a person authorised to exercise any function of the Executive relating to rate relief,
to supply rate relief administration information held by the Executive or other person to, or to a person providing services to, the Department for use for any purpose relating to rate relief.
(2) The Department may require—
(a)the Executive; or
(b)a person authorised to exercise any function of the Executive relating to rate relief,
to supply rate relief policy information held by the Executive or other person to, or to a person providing services to, the Department.
(3) Information shall be supplied under paragraph (1) or (2) in such manner and form, and in accordance with such requirements, as may be specified in directions given by the Department.
(4) In paragraph (1) “rate relief administration information”, in relation to the Executive or other person, means any information which is relevant to the exercise of any function relating to rate relief by the Executive or other person.
(5) In paragraph (2) “rate relief policy information” means any information which may be relevant to the Department—
(a)in preparing estimates of likely future expenditure on rate relief; or
(b)in developing policy relating to rate relief.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 38 in operation at 1.4.2007, see reg. 1(1)