Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order which may be cited as the Housing Benefit (Subsidy) Order 1990 shall come into force on 20th April 1990.

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires–

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

• “allowance” means a rent allowance;

• “authority” means a housing, rating or local authority or, as the case may be, in Scotland, a levying authority;

• “rebate” means a rent, rate or community charge rebate;

• “relevant date” has the same meaning as in Schedule 4;

• “relevant year” means the year ending 31st March 1990;

• “scheme” means the housing benefit scheme as defined in section 28 of the Act;

• “subsidy” means subsidy under section 30(1) or (1A) of the Act (rate rebate, rent rebate, rent allowance and community charge rebate subsidy)^f1;

• “the Regulations” mean the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987^f2;

• “the Rent Officers Order” means the Rent Officers (Additional Functions) Order 1989^f3 or, as the case may be, the Rent Officers (Additional Functions) (Scotland) Order 1989^f4;

• “the Scottish Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (Community Charge Rebates) (Scotland) Regulations 1988^f5;

• “termination date” has the same meaning as in Schedule 4,

In this Order “qualifying expenditure” means the total of rebates and allowances granted by the authority during the relevant year, less–

In this Order, reference to a numbered article or Schedule is to the article in, or Schedule to, this Order bearing that number and, unless the context otherwise requires, reference in an article or a Schedule to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph bearing that number in that article or that Schedule.