Amendments2
1
In Article 21(1)2 of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (payment of rates by owners by agreement) for “15 per cent.” there shall be substituted “12.5 per cent.”.
2
The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby directs that for any percentage specified in an existing agreement in respect of—
a
a hereditament owned by a housing association, there shall be substituted 10 per cent;
b
a hereditament owned by a person other than a housing association or the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, there shall be substituted 12.5 per cent.
3
In paragraph (2) “housing association” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 3 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 19923.