# The Family Credit (Transitional) Regulations 1987, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
“the Act” means the Social Security Act 1986;
“appropriate office” means an office of the Department of Social Security;
“child” has the same meaning as in Part II of the Act ;
“family” has the same meaning as in Part II of the Act;
“family income supplement” means benefit under the Family Income Supplements Act 1970 ;
“married or unmarried couple” has the same meaning as in Part II of the Act;
“renewal claim” means a claim for family income supplement which is so described in regulation 3(2) of the Family Income Supplements (General) Regulations 1980 ;
“young person” means a person aged 16 or over but under 19 who is receiving full-time education within section 2(1)(b) of the Child Benefit Act 1975 .
(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations, and any reference in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in that regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1974/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-credit-transitional-regulations-1987/regulation-2
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