Overview of the Act
The Act deals with matters arising from the continued absence of a Northern Ireland Executive and a sitting Assembly following the Assembly election on 2 March 2017. The Act:
sets the amounts of the regional domestic and non-domestic rates for the assessment of rates and the Acting of ratepayers in Northern Ireland for the financial year ending on 31 March 2019; and
makes provision to continue the Northern Ireland Renewable Heat Incentive cost control measures introduced on 1 April 2017 for small and medium biomass installations for a further 12 month period ending on 31 March 2019.