# The Non-Domestic Rates (Day Nursery Relief) (Scotland) Regulations 2018, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“day nursery” means premises used wholly or mainly as a nursery school (within the meaning of section 135 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 ) which also provides day care of children (as defined in paragraph 13 of schedule 12 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 );
“electronic communication” has the meaning given to it by section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”);
“lands and heritages” has the meaning prescribed by and under section 42 of the Lands Valuation (Scotland) Act 1854 ;
“local authority” means the rating authority in whose valuation roll the entry for the lands and heritages appears;
“person authorised to sign on behalf of the ratepayer” means, where the ratepayer is—
(a)a partnership, a partner of that partnership;
(b)a trust, a trustee of that trust;
(c)a body corporate, a director of that body;
“sign” or “signed”, in relation to an application made by electronic communication, means an electronic signature, as defined in section 7(2) of the 2000 Act ; and
“valuation roll” means the roll made up under section 1 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/65/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/non-domestic-rates-day-nursery-relief-scotland-regulations-2018/regulation-2
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