Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) Bill 2017-19

Friday, March 1, 2019Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) Bill 2017-19

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Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, Renewable Heat Incentive, Renewable energy in Scotland, RHI, United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Renewable energy policy
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  • House of Commons Library

    The Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No.

  • 2) Bill 2017-19 was introduced to the House of Commons on 28 February 2019.
  • The text of the Bill and Explanatory Notes are provided on the Bill pages on the Parliamentary website.
  • The Bill would provide authority for the UK Government to take three actions arising from the ongoing absence of a fully-functioning Northern Ireland Executive:

    1. setting the level of regional domestic and non-domestic rates for the financial year ending 31 March 2020;

    2. implementing a long-term tariff structure for the Northern Ireland Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Scheme; and

    3. introducing voluntary buy-out arrangements under which participants can apply to receive a one-off payment enabling them to withdraw from the Scheme.

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