Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the 1928 Act” means the Rating and Valuation (Apportionment) Act 1928^f1;

• “the 1954 Act” means the Mines and Quarries Act 1954^f2;

• “the 1956 Act” means the Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956^f3;

• “the 1975 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975;

• “financial year” means the period of twelve months beginning with 1st April;

• “industrial lands and heritages” has the same meaning as in section 3(1) as read with section 9(2) of the 1928 Act^f4, but excludes—

  1. (a)

     any mine or quarry to which the provisions of the 1954 Act apply;

  2. (b)

     any well or bore hole or well and bore hole combined; and

  3. (c)

     any lands and heritages which fall within the class prescribed in article 3 of the Oil Related and Petrochemical Plants (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 1992^f5 or the class prescribed in article 3 of the Oil Related and Petrochemical Plants (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 1993^f6;

• “industrial purposes”, in relation to industrial lands and heritages, shall be construed in accordance with the 1928 Act;

• “net annual value” has the same meaning as in section 6(8) of the 1956 Act^f7;

• “prescribed class of lands and heritages” means the class of lands and heritages prescribed for the purposes of section 6(1) of the 1975 Act in article 3 of this Order;

and any references in this Order to “freight transport lands and heritages” and “freight transport purposes” shall be construed in accordance with the 1928 Act.