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Article 2 Interpretation

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires–

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

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

  • “Mercury” means the company registered at the date of this Order by the name of Mercury Communications Ltd.;

  • “non-domestic water rate” shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of section 40 of the Water (Scotland) Act 1980f1; and

  • “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.

(2)

Any reference in this Order to–

(a)

lands and heritages occupied by Mercury includes a reference to lands and heritages which, if unoccupied, are owned by Mercury; and

(b)

lands and heritages used for any purpose includes a reference to lands and heritages which are unused but in relation to which it appears that, when next in use, they will be used for such a purpose.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

1980 c. 45; section 40 was substituted by the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47), Schedule 5, paragraph 29.