# The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 3: Further interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) In these Regulations, any reference to the claimant’s family is to be construed as if it included in relation to a polygamous marriage a reference to any partner and any child or young person who is a member of the claimant’s household.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act (condition relating to youth), “period of limited capability for work” means a period throughout which a person has, or is treated as having, limited capability for work.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the Act, “week” means a period of 7 days.
(4) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/219/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-3
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