Regulation 6 Regulation 5

For regulation 5 (definition of relevant person)^f1, substitute—

“Definition of relevant person

5

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), in respect of any application for a grant a relevant person is any person who—

(a)

is the disabled occupant, or one of the disabled occupants, of the dwelling or the flat in the building and is not a child or young person;

(b)

is the partner, or a partner, of the disabled occupant or of one of the disabled occupants and is not a child or young person; and

is not the parent or guardian of a disabled child or young person who lives or intends to live in the dwelling or, as the case may be, a flat in the building.

(2)

Where any of the sub-paragraphs of paragraph (1) applies to both members of a couple or to more than one member of a polygamous marriage, one member only of that couple or of that polygamous marriage will be the relevant person in respect of that application.”.