Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f1;

• “administering agency” means a body appointed by the Department under regulation 3(2);

• F1“Affordable Warmth grant” means a grant payable for any of the purposes set out in regulation 4(2A)

• F2“benefit entitlement check” means a process to establish whether an applicant for an Affordable Warmth grant might be entitled to claim any social security benefit or tax credit;

• F3“Boiler Replacement grant” means a grant payable for the purposes of regulation 4(1A);

• “the Department” means the Department for Social Development;

• F4“affordable warmth survey” means a survey of homes identified by the Ulster University as most at risk of fuel poverty by Census Output Area or a local council survey of homes considered to be at risk of fuel poverty;

• “energy advice” means advice on reducing or preventing the wastage of energy in a dwelling;

• “network installers” means bodies engaged to perform functions under these Regulations on behalf of the administering agency;

• “public sector tenancy” means a tenancy granted by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive or a registered housing association;

• “registered housing association” has the same meaning as in the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992^f2

• F5“technical inspection” means inspection of a dwelling carried out by or on behalf of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for the purposes of an Affordable Warmth grant.

• “Warm Homes grant” means a grant payable for any of the purposes set out in regulation 4(1);

• “Warm Homes Plus grant” means a grant payable for any of the purposes set out in regulation 4(2);

• “works” means any of the works, materials or energy advice specified in regulation 4.