Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

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

• “electricity undertaker” means a holder of a licence under Article 10(1) of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992^f1;

• “excepted hereditament” means a hereditament which falls within a class of hereditament described in the Schedule;

• “gas undertaker” means a holder of a licence under Article 8 of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996^f2;

• “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975^f3

• “post office” means a public post office within the meaning of section 42(3) of the Postal Services Act 2000^f4;

• F1“prescribed recreation” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 31(6) of the 1977 Order;

• “qualifying hereditament” means a hereditament—

  1. (a)

     which is, or would fall to be, shown in the NAV list;

  2. (b)

     which is wholly occupied;

  3. (c)

     which is not an excepted hereditament; and

  4. (d)

     no part of which is used as a post office;

• “qualifying year” means a year ending before the F21st April 2027 ; and

• “statutory undertaker” means persons authorised by any statutory provision to carry on any railway, road transport, water transport, inland navigation or dock undertaking, or a gas undertaker, an electricity undertaker, a water undertaker or a sewerage undertaker or the airport operator (within the meaning of the Airports (Northern Ireland) Order 1994^f5) of any airport to which Article 25 of that Order applies.