Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Act 2021

Amendment of section 59 of Principal Act

35. Section 59 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “Subject to subsections (1A) and (2),” for “Subject to subsection (2),”,

(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):

“(1A) Notwithstanding subsection (1) —

(a) where the reason that a person is aggrieved by a Revenue assessment made on that person relates to the chargeable value assigned by a Revenue officer to a relevant residential property, the person may appeal the assessment in the manner prescribed by section 33 (as amended by the Property Values (Arbitrations and Appeals) Act 1960 ) of the Finance (1909-1910) Act 1910 , and so much of Part I of that Act as relates to appeals shall apply to an appeal under this subsection, and

(b) no appeal shall lie under subsection (1) on any question relating to the chargeable value assigned by a Revenue officer to a relevant residential property.”,

(c) in subsection (2), by the substitution of “may not appeal under subsection (1) or (1A)” for “may not appeal to the Appeal Commissioners”, and

(d) in subsection (3), by the substitution of “in accordance with subsection (1) or (1A)” for “in accordance with subsection (1)”.