# The Rent Officers (Additional Functions) Order 1995, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—
“assured tenancy” has the same meaning as in Part I of the Housing Act 1988, except that it includes a tenancy which would be an assured tenancy but for paragraph 2 or 10 of Schedule 1 to that Act and a licence which would be an assured tenancy (within the extended meaning given in this definition) were it a tenancy;
“child” means a person under the age of 16;
“determination” means a determination made in accordance with Part 1 or Part 4 of Schedule 1 to this Order;
“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;
“hostel” has the same meaning as in regulation 12A of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987;
“local authority” has the same meaning as in the Social Security Administration Act 1992 in relation to England and in relation to 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” means any of the periodical payments referred to in regulation 10(1) of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987;
“size criteria” means the standards relating to bedrooms and rooms suitable for living in specified in Schedule 2 to this Order;
“tenancy” includes—
(a) a licence; and
(b) a prospective tenancy or licence; and
references to a tenant, a landlord or any other expression appropriate to a tenancy shall be construed accordingly; and
“the 1987 Regulations” means the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987.
(2) In this Order any reference to a notice or application is to a notice or application in writing, except in a case where the recipient consents (whether generally or specifically) to the notice or application being transmitted by electronic means.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1642/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rent-officers-additional-functions-order-1995/article-2
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