Article 21 Interpretation (Articles 22 to 26)

In Articles 22 to 26—

• “closure order” means an order made under Article 22(1);

• “emergency order” means an order made under Article 23(1);

• “food” and “food business” have the meanings assigned to them by the Food Hygiene (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1964^f1;

• “food hygiene regulations” means regulations made under Article 15;

• “interested person” has the meaning given in Article 24(2);

• “owner” means, in relation to premises which are not a stall or vehicle, any person who receives or is entitled to receive, whether on his own account or as agent or trustee for another, a rack rent, or who, if the premises were let at a rack rent, would so receive or be entitled to receive that rent;

• “premises” includes any stall, vehicle or place to which food hygiene regulations apply.

In paragraph (1), in the definition of “owner”, “rack rent” means a rent which is not less than two-thirds of the net annual value shown in the valuation list for the purposes of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977^f2.