Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

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• “broad rental market area” has the meaning specified in paragraph 4 of the Schedule;

• “broad rental market area determination” means a determination made in accordance with regulation 3(1);

• “dwelling” means any residential accommodation whether or not consisting of the whole or part of a building and whether or not comprising separate and self-contained premises;

• “the Housing Benefit Regulations” means the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 M1;

• “the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 M2;

• “local housing allowance determination” means a determination made in accordance with regulation 3(2);

• “rent” means any of the periodical payments referred to in regulation 13(1) of the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, regulation 13(1) of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations;

• “tenancy” includes—

  1. (a)

     a licence; and

  2. (b)

     a prospective tenancy or licence, and

  references to a tenant or any other expression appropriate to a tenancy shall be construed accordingly;

• “uncontrolled tenancy” means a tenancy which is not a controlled tenancy within the meaning of Article 40(4) of the Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 M3 or a secure tenancy within the meaning of Article 25 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 M4;

• “working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day which is a public holiday in Northern Ireland.

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 M5 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.