{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rates-northern-ireland-order-1977/schedule-2/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rates-northern-ireland-order-1977/schedule-2/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1977/2157",
  "legislation_title": "Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rates-northern-ireland-order-1977",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In this Order—\n“factory”, subject to the provisions of this Schedule, has the meaning assigned to it by section 175 of the Factories Act (Northern Ireland) 1965 1965 c.20;\nDefinition rep. by 1994 NI 11\n“industrial hereditament” means a hereditament, exclusive of any part of the hereditament which is used for the purposes of a private dwelling, which is occupied and used as—\n(a)a mine or quarry; or\n(b)subject as provided in this Schedule, a factory;\n“mine” has the meaning assigned to it by section 156 of the Mines Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 1969 c.6 and includes anything which by virtue of that section is deemed to form part of a mine;\n“public supply undertaking” means any undertaking primarily carried on for the supply of gas, water, electricty or hydraulic power for public purposes, or to members of the public, or for the treatment of sewage, or to any one or more undertakings carried on under any statutory provision (including such a provision contained in or made under a local or personal Act or Measure or an Act or Measure confirming a provisional order);\n“quarry” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 2(2) of the Quarries (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 and includes anything which by virtue of that Article is deemed to form part of a quarry;\n“retail shop” includes any premises of a similar character where retail trade or business including repair work) is carried on.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "1996 NI 25"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch.2 para. 1 in definition of \"industrial hereditament\" substituted (1.4.2007) by Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2954 (N.I. 18)), arts. 1(3), 39, Sch. 2 para. 40; S.R. 2006/464, art. 2(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "1998 NI 22"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "1983 NI 4"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "nisi/2004/703",
      "affecting_title": "The Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1977/2157/schedule/2/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:53:19.076889+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."
}