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These Regulations may be cited as the Rates (Deferment) (Revocation and Savings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2012.
2 
In these Regulations—
 “the 2010 Regulations” means the Rates (Deferment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010;
 “agreement” means an agreement under regulation 3(1) of the 2010 Regulations; and
 “application” means an application made under paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 1 to the 2010 Regulations.
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(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 2010 Regulations are revoked.
(2) Without prejudice to section 28 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954, the 2010 Regulations shall continue to have effect in a case where—
(a) an application in respect of a hereditament is made before 1st April 2012 and an agreement in respect of that hereditament is first entered into before 1st October 2012;
(b) an application in respect of a hereditament is made by a partner or surviving partner of a person who has made an agreement in respect of the same hereditament.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 27th March 2012
Brian McClure
A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
