{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rates-amendment-northern-ireland-order-1998/article-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rates-amendment-northern-ireland-order-1998/article-8.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1998/3164",
  "legislation_title": "The Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rates-amendment-northern-ireland-order-1998",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Rating of prisons",
  "text": "In Schedule 5 to the principal Order (definition of “dwelling house”)—\n(a) after paragraph 4 there shall be inserted—\n“\n4A (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a hereditament or part of a hereditament shall be deemed to be used wholly for the purposes of a private dwelling if—\n(a) it constitutes, or forms part of, a prison; and\n(b) it is used as one or more of the following—\n(i) a cell (other than a special punishment cell);\n(ii) a common recreational area (other than a sports hall or an uncovered area);\n(iii) a library;\n(iv) a chapel;\n(v) a kitchen;\n(vi) a dining room;\n(vii) toilets;\n(viii) personal washing facilities;\n(ix) a laundry for the exclusive use of prisoners;\n(x) a storage area which is within a cell block and which is used in connection with other premises covered by this head;\n(xi) a corridor linking premises covered by this head; and\n(xii) a boiler or plant room which to any extent serves other premises covered by this head.\n(2) Without prejudice to sub-paragraph (1), so much of the prison in question which is used as a kitchen, dining-room, toilets or personal washing facilities provided for the exclusive use of persons employed in that prison shall not be deemed to be used wholly for the purposes of a private dwelling.”;\n(b) in paragraph 5 at the end there shall be added—\n“(d) “prison” includes a young offenders centre provided under section 2(a) of the Treatment of Offenders Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 and a remand centre provided under paragraph (b) of that section but does not include a naval, military or air force prison.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1998/3164/article/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:40:48.381920+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}