
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Rates (Payment of Interest) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2010.
2 
In regulation 2 of the Rates (Payment of Interest) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 for the definition of “repayment” there shall be substituted the following definition—“
 “repayment” means a repayment or, as the case may be, a crediting by the Department of any amount paid on account of a rate or any amount paid pursuant to an agreement under Regulations under Article 29A of the 1977 Order, but does not include a repayment or crediting of any amount under —
(a) Article 11(4)(b), 30D or 33B of the 1977 Order;
(b) a scheme under section 122(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 for the provision of housing benefit; or
(c) a rate relief scheme under Article 30A of the 1977 Order.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 18th February 2010
(L.S.)Brian McClure
A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
