Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations –

• “the Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1988;

• “the 1986 Act” means the Social Security Act 1986^f1;

• “appropriate social security office” means an office of the Department of Social Security which is normally open to the public for the receipt of claims for income support and includes an office of the Department of Employment which is normally open to the public for the receipt of claims for unemployment benefit;

• “community charge benefits” means benefits to which section 20(1)(d) of the 1986 Act^f2 refers;

• “income support” shall be construed in accordance with Part II of the 1986 Act;

• “partner” means –

  1. (a)

     where a person is a member of a married or unmarried couple^f3, the other member of that couple; or

  2. (b)

     where a person is polygamously married to two or more members of his household, any such member to whom he is so married;

• “registration officer” means a community charges registration officer within the meaning of section 26 of the Act.