2010 No. 3

Rates

The Rates (Regional Rates) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010

Affirmed by resolution of the Assembly on 22nd February 2010

Made

Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1

The Department of Finance and Personnel makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 7(1) and (3) of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 19771.

In accordance with Article 7(4)2 of that Order it has taken into consideration estimates of the amounts required to be raised by district rates.

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Rates (Regional Rates) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 and shall come into operation on the day after it is affirmed by resolution of the Assembly.

Application2

This Order shall apply in respect of the year ending on 31st March 2011.

Regional rates3

1

The regional rate to be levied on the rateable net annual values of hereditaments shall be 30.69 pence in the pound.

2

The regional rate to be levied on the rateable capital values of hereditaments shall be 0.3608 pence in the pound.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 7th January 2010.

(L.S.)Brian McClureA senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order fixes the amounts of the regional rates for the year ending 31st March 2011. It fixes 30.69 pence in the pound as the amount of the regional rate to be levied on the rateable net annual values of hereditaments and 0.3608 pence in the pound as the amount of the regional rate to be levied on the rateable capital values of hereditaments.

Hereditaments which are dwelling-houses, private garages and private storage premises have a rateable capital value. Hereditaments which are used partly for the purposes of a private dwelling have a rateable capital value and a rateable net annual value. All other hereditaments have a rateable net annual value.