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 19922;

• “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 19963;

• “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 19754

• “post office” means a public post office within the meaning of section 42(3) of the Postal Services Act 20005;

• “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 1st April 2015; 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 19946) of any airport to which Article 25 of that Order applies.