Paragraph 1 Citation and interpretation

This Scheme may be cited as the Coronavirus Financial Assistance No. 2 Scheme 2020.

In this Scheme:—

• “bed and breakfast” F1means a bed and breakfast establishment for the purposes of paragraph 1(12) of Schedule 1 to the Coronavirus Regulations;

• “capital value list” means a “capital value list” as defined by Article 2(2) of the Rates Order;

• “Coronavirus Financial Assistance” means financial assistance provided under this Scheme;

• F2“the Coronavirus Regulations” means the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021;

• “the Department” means the Department of Finance;

• “guest house” F3means a guest house for the purposes of paragraph 1(12) of Schedule 1 to the Coronavirus Regulations;

• “hereditament” means a hereditament as defined by Article 2(2) of the Rates Order;

• “higher rate” F4will be a payment of £1,600 for any 7 day period within a qualifying period, and a single payment of £229 for each day, within any period of less than 7 days, that may follow such a 7 day period.

• “lower rate” F5will be a payment of £800 for any 7 day period within a qualifying period, and a single payment of £114 for each day, within any period of less than 7 days, that may follow such a 7 day period.

• “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975 M1;

• “net annual value” means a net annual value as defined by Article 2(2) of the Rates Order;

• “occupier” means a person who carries on a relevant business in a restricted hereditament where-

  1. (a)

     the relevant business is separate and distinct from any activity carried on by any other occupier of the restricted hereditament,

  2. (b)

     they are not the employee or agent of any other occupier of the restricted hereditament;

  3. (c)

     their occupation of the whole or a part of the restricted hereditament to conduct their relevant business is exclusive of the activity of any other occupier during their business hours; and

  4. (d)

     their occupation is not transient;

• “qualifying period” F6means an “active period” for the purposes of regulation 1(2) to the Coronavirus Regulations;

• “the Rates Order” means the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 M2;

• F7“relevant business” subject to paragraph 2(3)(b), means a business or service which was restricted or subject to closure as a result of regulations 4, 5, 8 or 16 of, or paragraphs 1(4) to (10) and paragraph 1(12) of Schedule 1 to, the Coronavirus Regulations;

• “restricted hereditament” means a hereditament within which an occupier carries on a relevant business;

• “standard rate” F8will be a payment of £1,200 for any 7 day period within a qualifying period, and a single payment of £171 for each day, within any period of less than 7 days, that may follow such a 7 day period.

• “statutory undertaker” means persons authorised by any statutory provision to carry on any railway, road transport, water transport, inland navigation or dock undertaking, or a gas undertaker, an electricity undertaker, a water undertaker or a sewerage undertaker or the airport operator (within the meaning of the Airports (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 M3) of any airport to which Article 25 of that Order applies.