Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “the Order” means the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991;

• “appropriate authority” means an authority administering housing benefit;

• F1“electronic communication” has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Electronic Communications Act (Northern Ireland) 2001;

• “Health and Social Services Board” means a Board established under Article 16 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972^f1;

• “HSS trust” means a Health and Social Services Trust established under Article 10 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991^f2, by which functions are exercisable by virtue of an authorisation for the time being in operation under Article 3(1) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1994^f3;

• F2“the Maintenance Calculation Regulations” means the Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012;

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References in these Regulations to a non-resident parent are to a person who is the non-resident parent in relation to an application for a maintenance calculation, or in relation to a maintenance calculation that is or has been in force, and includes a person treated as a non-resident parent by virtue of regulations made under Article 39 of the Order.