
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Rates (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 and shall come into operation on 31st March 2010.
2 
The Rates Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 shall be amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4.
3 
For sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—“
(3) In respect of the years ending on 31st March 2009, 31st March 2010 and 31st March 2011 the total amount of rates written off mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) shall be calculated as if any allowance made under Article 21 of the 1977 Order in respect of any hereditament owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive was 10 per cent.”.
4 
For sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—“
(3) In respect of the years ending on 31st March 2009, 31st March 2010 and 31st March 2011 the total amount of rates written off mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) shall be calculated as if any allowance made under Article 21 of the 1977 Order in respect of any hereditament owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive was 10 per cent.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 26th January 2010
(L.S.)Brian McClure
A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
