The Financial Assistance (Coronavirus) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Scheme may be cited as the Coronavirus Financial Assistance Scheme 2020.

(2) In this Scheme:—

“capital value list” means a “capital value list” as defined by Article 2(2) of the Rates Order;

“Coronavirus Financial Assistance” means financial assistance provided under this Scheme;

“the Coronavirus Regulations” means the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020(1);

“the Department” means the Department of Finance;

“designated district” means a “designated district” for the purposes of Schedule 3 to the Coronavirus Regulations;

“district council” means a district council as defined by Article 2(2) of the Rates Order;

“guesthouse” means a guesthouse for the purposes of paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Coronavirus Regulations;

“hereditament” means a hereditament as defined by Article 2(2) of the Rates Order;

“higher rate” will be-

(a)

a single payment of £1,600 for the first 14 day period within a qualifying period;

(b)

a payment of £800 for any 7 day period, within a qualifying period, after the 14 day period referred to in sub-paragraph (a); and

(c)

a single payment of £800 for any period of less than 7 days, within a qualifying period, that may follow a 7 day period referred to in sub-paragraph (b);

“lower rate” will be-

(a)

a single payment of £800 for the first 14 day period within a qualifying period;

(b)

a payment of £400 for any 7 day period, within a qualifying period, after the 14 day period referred to in sub-paragraph (a); and

(c)

a single payment of £400 for any period of less than 7 days, within a qualifying period, that may follow a 7 day period referred to in sub-paragraph (b);

“Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975(2)

“net annual value” means a net annual value as defined by Article 2(2) of the Rates Order;

“qualifying period” means an “active period” for the purposes of Schedule 3 to the Coronavirus Regulations;

“the Rates Order” means the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977(3);

“restricted hereditament” means a hereditament within which a person deemed eligible under paragraph 3,4 or 5 carries on a business or provides a service which is restricted in accordance with Schedule 3 to the Coronavirus Regulations;

“standard rate” will be-

(a)

a single payment of £1,200 for the first 14 day period within a qualifying period;

(b)

a payment of £600 for any 7 day period, within a qualifying period, after the 14 day period referred to in sub-paragraph (a); and

(c)

a single payment of £600 for any period of less than 7 days, within a qualifying period, that may follow a 7 day period referred to in sub-paragraph (b);

“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(4)) of any airport to which Article 25 of that Order applies.

(1)

S.R. 2020 No.150 as amended by S.R. 2020 Nos. 170, 187, 195, 198, 202, 204, 210 and 213

(2)

1975 c. 26.

(3)

S.I. 1977/2157 (N.I. 28)

(4)

S.I. 1994/426 (N.I.1)