Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Rates (Transitional Relief) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2015.

In this Order—

• “capital value district rate” means a district rate made by a district council on the rateable capital values of hereditaments in its district;

• “former district” means a local government district established in pursuance of the Local Government Boundaries Act (Northern Ireland) 1971^f1;

• “hereditament in the social sector” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 23A(3) of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977^f2;

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

• “net annual value district rate” means a district rate made by a district council on the rateable net annual values of hereditaments in its district.