Article 2 Interpretation

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

art.2(1) (defn of local authority) defn(s) substituted by Rent Officers (Additional Functions) 1994 art.2(2)
art.2(2) amended by Rent Officers (Additional Functions) 1994 art.2(3)
art.2(1) (defn of dwelling) amended by Rent Officers (Additional Functions) 1993 art.2(a)(i)
art.2(1) (defn of local authority) substituted by Rent Officers (Additional Functions) 1993 art.2(a)(ii)

(1)

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

“child” means a person under the age of 16;
“determination” means a determination (including an interim and a further determination) made in accordance with Schedule 1 to this Order;
“dwelling” has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1986^f1;
“local authority” has the same meaning as it has in the Social Security Act 1986 in relation to England and Wales;
“occupier” means a person (whether or not identified by name) who is stated, in the application for the determination, to occupy the dwelling;
“relevant time” means the time the application for the determination is made or, if earlier, the tenancy ends;
“rent” has the same meaning as in section 14 of the Housing Act 1988, except that the reference to the dwelling-house in subsection (4) shall be construed as a reference to the dwelling;
“size criteria” means the standards relating to bedrooms and rooms suitable for living in specified in Schedule 2 to this Order;
“tenancy” includes “licence” and references to a tenant, a landlord or any other expression appropriate to a tenancy shall be construed accordingly.

(2)

In this Order any reference to a notice or application is to a notice or application in writing.

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