Paragraph 1 Citation and interpretation

This Scheme may be cited as the Coronavirus Financial Assistance Scheme 2020.

In this Scheme:—

• “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;

• “the Coronavirus Regulations” means the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020^f1;

• “the Department” means the Department of Finance;

• “designated district” means a “designated district” for the purposes of Schedule 3 to the Coronavirus Regulations;

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

• “guesthouse” means a guesthouse for the purposes of paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Coronavirus Regulations;

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

• “higher rate” will be-

  1. (a)

     a single payment of £1,600 for the first 14 day period within a qualifying period;

  2. (b)

     a payment of £800 for any 7 day period, within a qualifying period, after the 14 day period referred to in sub-paragraph (a); and

  3. (c)

     a single payment of £800 for any period of less than 7 days, within a qualifying period, that may follow a 7 day period referred to in sub-paragraph (b);

• “lower rate” will be-

  1. (a)

     a single payment of £800 for the first 14 day period within a qualifying period;

  2. (b)

     a payment of £400 for any 7 day period, within a qualifying period, after the 14 day period referred to in sub-paragraph (a); and

  3. (c)

     a single payment of £400 for any period of less than 7 days, within a qualifying period, that may follow a 7 day period referred to in sub-paragraph (b);

• “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975^f2

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

• “qualifying period” means an “active period” for the purposes of Schedule 3 to the Coronavirus Regulations;

• “the Rates Order” means the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977^f3;

• “restricted hereditament” means a hereditament within which a person deemed eligible under paragraph 3,4 or 5 carries on a business or provides a service which is restricted in accordance with Schedule 3 to the Coronavirus Regulations;

• “standard rate” will be-

  1. (a)

     a single payment of £1,200 for the first 14 day period within a qualifying period;

  2. (b)

     a payment of £600 for any 7 day period, within a qualifying period, after the 14 day period referred to in sub-paragraph (a); and

  3. (c)

     a single payment of £600 for any period of less than 7 days, within a qualifying period, that may follow a 7 day period referred to in sub-paragraph (b);

• “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^f4) of any airport to which Article 25 of that Order applies.