# The Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations—
“the Universal Credit Regulations” means the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016;
“the Welfare Reform Order” means the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015;
“assessment period” has the same meaning as in Article 46 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015;
“broad rental market area” has the meaning given in regulation 3(3);
“broad rental market area determination” means a determination made in accordance with regulation 3;
“the Department” means the Department for Social Development;
“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;
“the Executive” means the Northern Ireland Housing Executive;
“service charge payments” has the meaning specified in paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 (meaning of payments in respect of accommodation) to the Universal Credit Regulations;
“tenancy” includes—
(a)a licence; and
(b)a prospective tenancy or licence, and
references to a tenant or any other expression appropriate to a tenancy shall be construed accordingly;
“tenant” includes, where the tenant is a member of a couple within the meaning of Article 45 of the Welfare Reform Order, the other member of the couple;
“uncontrolled tenancy” means a secure tenancy within the meaning of Article 25 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 or a tenancy which is not controlled within the meaning of Article 40(4) of the Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 ;
“working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day which is a public holiday in Northern Ireland.
(2) For the purposes of these Regulations and notwithstanding section 39(2) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 , where a period of time is expressed to begin on, or to be reckoned from, a particular day, that day shall be included in the period.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/222/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-housing-costs-executive-determinations-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-2
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