2. In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—
“the 1954 Act” means the Mines and Quarries Act 1954(1);
“the 1956 Act” means the Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956(2);
“the 1975 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975;
“financial year” means the period of twelve months beginning with 1st April;
“mine” and “quarry” have the same meanings as in the 1954 Act but include a well or bore hole or a well and bore hole combined;
“net annual value” has the same meaning as in section 6(8) of the 1956 Act(3);
“prescribed class of lands and heritages” means the class of lands and heritages prescribed for the purposes of section 6(1) of the 1975 Act in article 3 of this Order;
and any other expression which is used in this Order which is also used in the 1954 Act shall have the same meaning as in that Act.
Section 6(8) was amended by the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47), Schedule 6.