Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “the 1977 Order” means the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977;

• “business day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f1 in Northern Ireland;

• “crediting” means crediting against subsequent liability to a rate; and

• F1“repayment” means a repayment or, as the case may be, a crediting by the Department of any amount paid on account of a rate or any amount paid pursuant to an agreement under Regulations under Article 29A of the 1977 Order, but does not include a repayment or crediting of any amount under —

  1. (a)

     Article 11(4)(b), 30D^f2 or 33B^f3 of the 1977 Order;

  2. (b)

     a scheme under section 122(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f4 for the provision of housing benefit; or

  3. (c)

     a rate relief scheme under Article 30A of the 1977 Order.