# The Child Support Information Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) In these Regulations—
“the Order” means the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991;
“appropriate authority” means an authority administering housing benefit;
“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;
“HSS trust” means a Health and Social Services Trust established under Article 10 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, 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;
“the Maintenance Calculation Regulations” means the Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012;
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(4) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/403/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-information-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/regulation-2
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