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(1) Subject to subsection (4), a residential property that has been damaged as a result of the use of defective concrete blocks in its construction shall not, for the purposes of section 16(1), be regarded as a relevant residential property where—

(2)(a) A liable person may, in relation to a property referred to in subsection (1)(b) or (c), make an application in writing to the Revenue Commissioners for confirmation that the property shall not, for the purposes of section 16(1), be regarded as a relevant residential property.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a residential property shall not, for the purposes of section 16(1), be regarded as a relevant residential property in relation to six consecutive liability dates commencing with the first liability date on or before which, in so far as it relates to a property referred to in subsection (1)(a), a confirmation of eligibility has been issued, where that first liability date falls on or after 1 November 2021.

(c) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a residential property shall not, for the purposes of section 16(1), be regarded as a relevant residential property in relation to six consecutive liability dates commencing with the first liability date after the effective date.

“confirmation of eligibility” has the meaning assigned to it by the Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks in Construction (Remediation) (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 25 of 2020) as those Regulations stood before the coming into operation of section 55 of the Act of 2022;

“Act of 2022” means the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022;

“certificate of remediation” has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 2022;

“competent building professional” has the meaning assigned to it by Part 2 of the Act of 2022;

“confirmation of eligibility” has the meaning assigned to it by the Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks in Construction (Remediation) (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 25 of 2020) as those Regulations stood before the coming into operation of section 55 of the Act of 2022;

“defective concrete blocks” has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 2022.

“confirmation of eligibility” has the meaning assigned to it by the Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks in Construction (Remediation) (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 25 of 2020) as those Regulations stood before the coming into operation of section 55 of the Act of 2022;