# The Local Housing Authorities (Prescribed Principles for Allocation Schemes) (Wales) Regulations 1997, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Housing Act 1996;
“allocation decision” means a decision to allocate housing accommodation;
“allocation scheme” means an allocation scheme within the meaning of section 167(1) of the Act;
“authority” means a Welsh local housing authority;
“delegation arrangements” means arrangements made under section 101(1) or (2) of the Local Government Act 1972 for the discharge of an authority’s function of making allocation decisions;
“officer delegation arrangements” means delegation arrangements which arrange for the discharge (in whole or in part) of an authority’s function of making allocation decisions, by an officer or a description of officers of the authority; and
“qualifying person”, in relation to an authority, means a person who is qualified to be allocated housing accommodation by that authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/45/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-housing-authorities-prescribed-principles-for-allocation-schemes-wales-regulations-1997/regulation-2
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