1. In this Act—

“Act of 2000” means the Planning and Development Act 2000;

“Act of 2001” means the Local Government Act 2001;

“Act of 2014” means the Local Government Reform Act 2014;

“Act of 2015” means the Valuation (Amendment) Act 2015;

“annual rate on valuation” means the rate determined by the local authority concerned as the rating authority pursuant to section 3;

“enactment” has the same meaning as it has in the Interpretation Act 2005;

“liable person” shall be construed in accordance with section 4;

“local authority” has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2001;

“local financial year” has the same meaning as it has in section 96 of the Act of 2001;

“Minister” means the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government;

“occupier” has the same meaning as it has in the Valuation Act 2001;

“owner” in relation to a relevant property, means a person (other than a mortgagee not in possession) who, whether in that person’s own right or as trustee or agent for any other person, is entitled to receive the rent of the property or, where the property is not let, would be so entitled if it were so let;

“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister;

“rate” has the meaning assigned to it by section 4;

“rating authority” has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2001;

“rating authority area” has the same meaning as it has in the Valuation Act 2001;

“ratepayer”, in relation to a relevant property, means a person required to pay rates on that property;

“relevant property” has the same meaning as it has in the Valuation Act 2001;

“valuation” shall be construed in like manner to the manner in which the definition of “value” in the Valuation Act 2001 provides that it shall be construed.