- Enforced by
- UK Government
- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
- Penalty ceiling
- Prosecution 2 of 33 obligations carry a fine up to £200. 2 carry different penalties and 29 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 18 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
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Occupier — also bound by 235 other Acts
Landlord — also bound by 224 other Acts
What it requires
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
INTRODUCTORY
0 of 5 sections shown5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
RATING
14 of 48 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Government and councils must set and levy regional and district ratesCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Government and councils must set annual regional and district ratesCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- District councils must set and publish annual business ratesLocal authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Department must serve rates demand notes with required informationCrown / Minister / Government department
- Pay the correct rate and adjust payments when the valuation list changesOccupier
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- NI Department must provide business rates statements upon requestCrown / Minister / Government department
- Pay business rates as the occupier of a propertyOccupier
- Pay business rates as the owner instead of the occupierLandlord
- Pay rates and provide occupier information on requestLandlord
- Provide information about property ownership and rental details upon requestLandlord
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- NI Department must pay district councils their share of rates revenueCrown / Minister / Government department
- Pay business rates on certain unoccupied propertiesAny Person
- Apply for a business rate rebate for disability facilitiesAny Person
- Apply for a rate rebate for disability-related facilitiesOccupier
34 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
VALUATION
9 of 34 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Northern Ireland Department must maintain Valuation Office and appoint staffCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Valuation Commissioner must conduct property valuations for ratingStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Commissioner must maintain and update official business rate valuation listsStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Valuation authorities must identify and apportion industrial and transport sitesStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Authorities must provide public access to valuation listsLocal authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Commissioner must investigate and decide on rating valuation appealsStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- District valuer must review property valuations after a successful appealStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Public bodies must share relevant property information with the district valuerCrown / Minister / Government department
- Provide information for property valuation when requestedAny Person
25 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
GENERAL
1 of 4 sections shown- Provide false information or obstruct property valuation for ratesAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules
8 of 145 shown- Occupiers must not deduct rates from rentOccupier
- Repay rates owner paid on tenant's behalfOccupier
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Department must make regulations for financial adjustments when completion day is changed on appealCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Department must publish and review rural settlement listsCrown / Minister / Government department
- Failure to attend a Valuation Tribunal or produce documentsAny Person
Fine up to £200
- Fail to attend tribunal hearing or provide evidenceAny Person
Fine up to £200
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Commissioner or district valuer must distinguish industrial and freight-transport hereditamentsCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Commissioner/district valuer must distinguish and apportion industrial hereditamentsCrown / Minister / Government department
137 other schedules
- Fail to display notice or provide informationAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
4 other provisions
Help complying
Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.
Starting a business in Northern Ireland
Complete guide to NI-specific requirements when starting a business. Covers devolved differences in employment law, business rates, planning, health and safety, and …
Quick check: Northern Ireland-specific requirements
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Claim Small Business Rate Relief in Northern Ireland
How to check eligibility and claim Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) in Northern Ireland. Covers the NAV thresholds, relief rates, the automatic …
Understanding business rates in Northern Ireland
How the Northern Ireland business rates system works, including the dual regional and district rate structure, Land and Property Services valuations, industrial …
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