Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointments and Regional Rates) Act 2017

For the purposes of filling the Ministerial offices on the first occasion following the election of the Northern Ireland Assembly at the poll on 2 March 2017, the Northern Ireland Act 1998 has effect as if in section 16A(3) for “14 days” there were substituted “108 days”.

Subsection (1) is to be treated as having had effect at all times on and after 2 March 2017.

In this section “the Ministerial offices” means—

This section applies in respect of the year ending 31 March 2018.

The regional rate to be levied on the rateable net annual values of hereditaments is 32.92 pence in the pound.

The regional rate to be levied on the rateable capital values of hereditaments is 0.4177 pence in the pound.

A rate specified under subsection (2) or (3) may be varied by an order made by the Department under Article 7(1) of the Rates Order.

An order made by virtue of subsection (4)—

In this section— and any expression used in this section and in the Rates Order has the meaning given by that Order.

This Act extends to Northern Ireland only.

This Act comes into force on the day on which it is passed.

This Act may be cited as the Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointments and Regional Rates) Act 2017.