Legislation – The Rates (Coronavirus) (Electronic Communications) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020

This Order amends Article 62(1) of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (“the 1977 Order”) so as to allow for the electronic communication of a certificate under Article 49(2) of the 1977 Order of an alteration made in a valuation list and a notice under Article 49(3) of the 1977 Order of a decision that no alteration should be made in a valuation list.

Due to the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak in Northern Ireland, the Department wishes to implement an additional means of service for such documents so as to ease the operational impacts of the pandemic.

Article 1 provides for citation and commencement.

Article 2 makes an amendment so as to permit the electronic communication of a certificate made under Article 49(2), and a notice made under Article 49 (3), of the 1977 Order.

Article 3 defines the term “electronic communication” for the purposes of the Order.