S.I. No. 278/2009 - Local Government (Charges) Regulations 2009
LOCAL GOVERNMENT (CHARGES) REGULATIONS 2009 |
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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
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"Iris Oifigiúil" of 28th July, 2009. |
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I, JOHN GORMLEY, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3, 5 and 14 of the Local Government (Charges) Act 2009 (No. 31 of 2009), hereby make the following Regulations: |
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Citation |
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Charges) Regulations 2009. |
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Commencement |
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2. These Regulations come into operation on 24 July 2009. |
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Interpretation |
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3. In these Regulations- |
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"Act" means the Local Government (Charges) Act 2009 ; |
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"declaration" means a declaration for the purposes of section 5(1) of the Act; |
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"personal public service number" has the meaning assigned to it in section 262 of the of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 . |
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Liability date for 2009 |
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4. The 31st day of July 2009 is prescribed for the purpose of section 3(1) of the Act as the liability date for the year 2009. |
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Payment of charge and making of declaration |
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5. A period of two months is prescribed for the purpose of section 3(4) of the Act. |
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Making of declaration |
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6. (1) A declaration shall be made to the relevant local authority in writing or by means of the internet at www.nppr.ie. |
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(2) A declaration shall contain the following information: |
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(a) the name (or, in the case of co-owners, names) of the owner of the residential property ("property") in respect of which the declaration is made; |
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(b) the address (and, if necessary, a description) of the property; |
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(c) an address for correspondence of the owner or co-owners of the property; |
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(d) the personal public service number of the owner, or of each individual co-owner, of the property, where the owner or co-owner concerned is an individual; and |
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(e) the tax reference number of the owner, or of each co-owner, of the property, where the owner or co-owner concerned is a company. |
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Means of payment |
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7. The following means of payment are prescribed for the purposes of section 5(3) of the Act: |
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(a) cheque, bank draft, postal order and credit or debit card, where the declaration to which the payment relates is made in writing; or |
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(b) credit or debit card, where the declaration to which the payment relates is made by means of the internet. |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
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24 July 2009. |
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JOHN GORMLEY, |
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Minister for the Environment, Heritage and LocalGovernment. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE |
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation) |
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These Regulations set out certain procedural and related matters for the purposes of carrying the €200 charge applicable to certain residential properties into effect. |