{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rates-northern-ireland-order-1977/schedule-5/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1977/2157",
  "legislation_title": "Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rates-northern-ireland-order-1977",
  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "A hereditament shall not be deemed to be used otherwise than wholly for the purposes of a private dwelling by reason of either or both of the following circumstances—\n(a) that it includes a garage, outhouse, garden, park, pleasure ground, yard, court, forecourt or other appurtenance which is not used, or not used wholly, for the purposes of a private dwelling;\n(b) that part of the hereditament, not being a garage, outhouse, garden, park, pleasure ground, yard, court, forecourt or other appurtenance, is used partly for the purposes of a private dwelling and partly for other purposes, unless that part was constructed, or has been adapted, for those other purposes.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 5 para. 3(a) substituted (1.12.2006) by Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2954 (N.I. 18)), arts. 1(3), 39, Sch. 2 para. 41(4); S.R. 2006/464, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 (with transitional provisions in S.R. 2006/468, art. 3(1), Sch.)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 5 para. 3(b) substituted (1.12.2006) by Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2954 (N.I. 18)), arts. 1(3), 39, Sch. 2 para. 41(4); S.R. 2006/464, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 (with transitional provisions in S.R. 2006/468, art. 3(1), Sch.)"
    }
  ],
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  },
  "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."
}