# The Rates (Transitional Relief) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015, Article 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) This Order may be cited as the Rates (Transitional Relief) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2015.
(2) 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;
“hereditament in the social sector” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 23A(3) of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977;
“Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975; 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/83/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rates-transitional-relief-order-northern-ireland-2015/article-1
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