Para.(2)—Commencement

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“agriculture”, “agricultural” and “agricultural land”, except in Part VI and Schedule 2, have the same meanings as in section 43 of the Agriculture Act (Northern Ireland) 1949 [1949 c.2] and references to the farming of land include references to the carrying on in relation to the land of any agricultural activities;

“agricultural unit” has the same meaning as in section 10(1) of the Planning and Land Compensation Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 [1971 c.23] as amended by Schedule 2;

“acquiring authority”, in relation to an interest in land, means the person by whom the interest is, or is proposed to be, acquired;

“authority possessing compulsory acquisition powers” means a person with power to acquire an interest in land otherwise than by agreement;

“aerodrome”F1 means an airport, as defined in Article 2(2) of the Airports (Northern Ireland) Order 1994

“carriageway” means a way constituting or comprised in a road, being a way (other than a cycle track) over which the public have a right of way for the passage of vehicles;

“cycle track” means a way constituting or comprised in a road, being a way over which the public have the following, but no other, rights of way, that is to say, a right of way on pedal cycles with or without a right of way on foot;

“disturbance payment” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 37(1);

“dwelling” means a building or part of a building occupied or (if not occupied) last occupied or intended to be occupied as a private dwelling and (except in Article 30) includes any garden, yard, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to or usually enjoyed with that building or part;

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“home loss payment” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 30(1);

[F2 “housing association” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 114 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 [1981 NI 3] ;]

“Housing Executive” means the Northern Ireland Housing Executive;

“mortgage” includes a charge or lien for securing money or money's worth;

“person in need” has the same meaning as in the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 [1972 NI 14] ;

[F2 “registered”, in relation to a housing association, means registered in the register of housing associations established under Article 124 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981;]

F3“road” has the same meaning as in the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993;

“road authority” means the Department of the Environment;

“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1( f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 [1954 c.33] ;

“tenancy” includes a tenancy created or renewed in pursuance of any enactment, but does not include—

1. a

   a mortgage term;

2. b

   any estate arising in favour of a mortgagor solely by reason of his attorning tenant to his mortgagee;

“transferred provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1( g) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.

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