# The Financial Assistance (Coronavirus) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020, Paragraph 1: Citation and interpretation


(1) This Scheme may be cited as the Coronavirus Financial Assistance Scheme 2020.
(2) 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;
“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-
(a) a single payment of £1,600 for the first 14 day period within a qualifying period;
(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
(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-
(a) a single payment of £800 for the first 14 day period within a qualifying period;
(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
(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
“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;
“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-
(a) a single payment of £1,200 for the first 14 day period within a qualifying period;
(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
(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) of any airport to which Article 25 of that Order applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2020/221/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/financial-assistance-coronavirus-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/schedule/paragraph-1
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