The Housing Renewal Grants (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003

Regulation 2

4.  In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “the 1992 Act” insert—

““adoption leave” means a period of absence from work on ordinary or additional adoption leave under section 75A or 75B of the Employment Rights Act 1996(1);”;

(b) for the definition of “application” substitute—

““application”, without more, means an application for grant(2) other than an application to which section 31 applies(3) and “applicant” shall be construed accordingly;”;

(c) after the definition of “child benefit” insert—

““child tax credit” means a child tax credit under section 8 of the Tax Credits Act 2002;”(4);

(d) omit the definition of “disabled person’s tax credit”;

(e) after the definition of “disability living allowance” insert—

““dwelling” includes a qualifying houseboat and a qualifying park home;”(5);

(f) after the definition of “the Fund” insert—

““guarantee credit” shall be construed in accordance with sections 1 and 2 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002;”(6);

(g) in the definition of “married couple” after “means” insert “, except in regulation 10(2)(aa), paragraph 12(b) of Schedule 2, paragraph 4(b) of Schedule 3 and paragraph 6(b) of Schedule 4,”;

(h) after the definition of “partner” insert—

““parental leave” means maternity leave, paternity leave or adoption leave;

“paternity leave” means a period of absence from work on leave under section 80A or 80B of the Employment Rights Act 1996;”(7);

(i) after the definition of “sports award” insert —

““state pension credit” has the same meaning as in the State Pension Credit Act 2002”(8);

(j) in the definition of “unmarried couple” after “means” insert “, except in regulation 10(2)(aa) and paragraph 4(b) of Schedule 3”;

(k) for the definition of “working families' tax credit” substitute—

““working tax credit” means a working tax credit under section 10 of the Tax Credits Act 2002;”; and

(l) after the definition of “war disablement pension” and “war widow’s pension” insert—

““war widower’s pension” means any widower’s pension or allowance granted in respect of a death due to service or war injury and payable by virtue of the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917, the Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act 1939, the Pensions (Navy, Army, Air Force and Mercantile Marine) Act 1939, the Polish Resettlement Act 1947 or Part 7 or section 151 of the Reserve Forces Act 1980;”.

(1)

1996 c. 18; sections 75A and 75B of this Act were inserted by section 3 of the Employment Act 2002 (c. 22).

(2)

For the meaning of “grant” see, section 1(6) of the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (“the 1996 Act”) as amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the 2002 Order.

(3)

Section 31 was amended by paragraph 12 to Schedule 3 to the 2002 Order.

(4)

2002 c. 21.

(5)

For the meaning of “qualifying houseboat and qualifying park home” see, section 58 of the 1996 Act as amended by paragraph 25 of Schedule 3 to the 2002 Order.

(6)

2002 c. 16.

(7)

Sections 80A and 80B of this Act were inserted by section 1 of the Employment Act 2002 (c. 22).

(8)

See section 1(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002.