Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2017 No. 72

Rates

The Rates (Small Business Hereditament Relief) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017

Made

3rd April 2017

Coming into operation

18th April 2017

The Department of Finance(1) makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 31C of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977(2).

(1)

The Department of Finance, as originally named in the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, was renamed as the Department of Finance and Personnel by Article 3(7) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (1999 No. 283 (N.I.1)). Renamed as the Department of Finance by section 1(4) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5 (N.I.)).

(2)

S.I. 1977/2157 (N.I. 28); Article 31C was substituted by section 1 of the Rates (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 8 (N.I.)) and amended by section 7 of the Financial Provisions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c.6(N.I.) ).