S.I. No. 239/2002 - Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 (Qualifying Urban Renewal Areas) (Mullingar) Order, 2002

1. This Order may be cited as the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 (Qualifying Urban Renewal Areas) (Mullingar) Order, 2002.

2. In this Order “the Act” means the

Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997

(No. 39 of 1997),

3. The sub-areas enclosed by red lines and shaded pink and numbered ST1, ST2 and ST3 on the map attached to this order are hereby declared to be qualifying areas for the purposes of one or more sections of Chapter 7 of Part 10 of the Act as set out in the Schedule to this Order.

4. In relation to each area which is a qualifying area for the purposes of section 372D, only the categories of buildings referred to in the Schedule to this Order in relation to that area shall be a qualifying premises within the meaning of that section.

5. It is hereby directed in relation to the areas which are qualifying areas for the purposes of sections 372C and 372D of the Act that the definition of “qualifying period” contained in section 372A of the Act shall be construed as a reference to the period commencing on 1 July 1999 and ending on 31 December 2002.

6. It is hereby directed in relation to the areas which are qualifying areas for the purposes of sections 372F, 372G, 372H and 372I of the Act that the definition of “qualifying period” contained in section 372A of the Act shall be construed as a reference to the period commencing on 1 March 1999 and ending on 31 December 2002.

7. Notwithstanding Articles 3 to 6 above, the granting of relief under this Chapter 7 of Part 10 of the Act shall be subject to the certification process provided for in

section 11

of the

Urban Renewal Act, 1998

(No. 27 of 1998 and carried out in accordance with guidelines issued by the Department of the Environment and Local Government in May, 1999 entitled

“Urban Renewal Scheme 1999 - Certification under Section 11 of Urban Renewal Act 1998”

.

SCHEDULE

Sections of

Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997

(incentive type)

Sub-areas of Integrated Area Plan to which the provisions apply

372C (Industrial)

None

372D (commercial)

• Insofar as it relates to multi-storey car parks

ST1, ST2 and ST3

• Insofar as it relates to buildings or structures which consist of office accommodation

ST1, ST2 and ST3

• Insofar as it relates to any other buildings or structures and in respect of which not more than 10% of the capital expenditure incurred in the qualifying period on their construction or refurbishment relates to office accommodation

ST1, ST2 and ST3

372F (residential investor — new-build)

None

372G (residential investor — conversion)

None

372H (residential investor — refurbishment)

None

372I (residential owner-occupier insofar as it relates to new-build)

ST3

372I (residential owner-occupier insofar as it relates to refurbishment)

ST3

GIVEN

under my Official Seal

this day of March, 2001.

Charlie McCreevy

Minister for Finance

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

This order provides for the designation of areas in Mullingar under the

Urban Renewal Act, 1998

.

I, Charlie McCreevy, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 372B(1) (as inserted by the

Finance Act, 1998

(No. 3 of 1998)) of the

Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997

(No. 39 of 1997), and after consulation with the Minister for the Environment and Local Government hereby order as follows