{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/business-tenancies-act-northern-ireland-1964/schedule-1/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "apni/1964/36",
  "legislation_title": "Business Tenancies Act (Northern Ireland) 1964",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/business-tenancies-act-northern-ireland-1964",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In this Schedule the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them in relation to a tenancy (in this Schedule referred to as “the relevant tenancy” ), that is to say:—\n“the competent landlord” means the person who in relation to the tenancy is for the time being the landlord (as defined by section 28) for the purposes of Part I;\n“mesne landlord” means a tenant whose interest is intermediate between the relevant tenancy and the interest of the competent landlord; and\n“superior landlord” means a person whose interest is superior to the interest of the competent landlord.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1964/36/schedule/1/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T21:32:41.370371+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}