Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Hardship Relief) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 31st December 2005.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the 1977 Order” means the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977;
“prescribed amount” means the amount prescribed for the purposes of Article 33B(2) of the 1977 Order;
“rateable amount” means an amount payable in respect of rates; and
“specified hereditament” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 39A(1) of the 1977 Order.
(1)
S.I. 1977/2157 (N.I. 28); Article 39A was inserted by Article 7 of the Local Government, Planning and Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981 No. 437 (N.I. 13))