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(1)In this Part of this Act—
“child” means a person under the age of 16;
[F1“couple” means—
two people who are married to, or civil partners of, each other and are members of the same household, or
two people who are not married to, or civil partners of, each other but are living together as if spouses of each other otherwise than in prescribed circumstances;]
[F2“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;
“family” means—
a [F3couple];
a [F3couple] and a member of the same household for whom one of them is or both are responsible and who is a child or a person of a prescribed description;
except in prescribed circumstances, a person who is not a member of a [F3couple] and a member of the same household for whom that person is responsible and who is a child or a person of a prescribed description;
[F4“income-based jobseeker’s allowance” has the same meaning as in the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;]
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[F7“pensionable age” has the meaning given by the rules in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;]
“prescribed” means specified in or determined in accordance with regulations;
[F8“the qualifying age for state pension credit” is (in accordance with section 1(2)(b) and (6) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002)—
in the case of a woman, pensionable age; or
in the case of a man, the age which is pensionable age in the case of a woman born on the same day as the man;]
[F9“state pension credit” means state pension credit under the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002;]
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“war pension scheme” means a scheme under which war pensions (as defined in section 25(4) of the M1Social Security Act 1989) are provided.
F10(1A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)Regulations may make provision for the purposes of this Part of this Act—
(a)as to circumstances in which a person is to be treated as being or not being in Northern Ireland;
(b)continuing a person’s entitlement to benefit during periods of temporary absence from Northern Ireland;
(c)as to what is or is not to be treated as remunerative work or as employment;
[F11(d)as to circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as engaged or normally engaged in remunerative work;]
(e)as to what is or is not to be treated as relevant education;
(f)as to circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as receiving relevant education;
(g)specifying the descriptions of pension increases under war pension schemes F12... that are analogous to the benefits mentioned in section 128(2)(b)(i) to (iii) above;
(h)as to circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated as occupying a dwelling as his home;
(i)for treating any person who is liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling as if he were not so liable;
(j)for treating any person who is not liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling as if he were so liable;
(k)for treating as included in a dwelling any land used for the purposes of the dwelling;
(l)as to circumstances in which persons are to be treated as being or not being members of the same household;
(m)as to circumstances in which one person is to be treated as responsible or not responsible for another.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 133(1) substituted (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 66(14)(a) (with regs. 6-9)
F2Definition of "dwelling" in s. 133(1) inserted (retrospectively) by S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8), art. 3(2)(4)
F3Words in s. 133(1) substituted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), s. 263(8)(d), Sch. 24 para. 99(2); S.I. 2005/3255, art. 2(1), Sch.
F4Definition in s. 133(1) inserted (7.10.1996) by S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15), art. 40(1), Sch. 2 para. 18(2); S.R. 1996/401, art. 2
F5Words in s. 133(1) repealed (31.10.2016) by The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006), art. 2(2), Sch. 12 Pt. 6; S.R. 2016/234, art. 3(3)
F6Words in s. 133(1) repealed (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), s. 263(8)(d), Sch. 24 para. 99(4), Sch. 30; S.I. 2005/3255, art. 2(1), Sch.
F7S. 133(1): definition of "pensionable age" inserted (2.12.2002 for certain purposes, 6.10.2003 in so far as not already in force) by State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.)), ss. 14, 21(2), Sch. 2 para. 4; S.R. 2002/366, art. 2(1)(l); S.R. 2003/373, art. 2
F8S. 133(1): definition of "the qualifying age for state pension credit" inserted (2.12.2002 for certain purposes, 6.10.2003 in so far as not already in force) by State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.)), ss. 14, 21(2), Sch. 2 para. 4; S.R. 2002/366, art. 2(1)(l); S.R. 2003/373, art. 2
F9S. 133(1): definition of "state pension credit" inserted (2.12.2002 for certain purposes, 6.10.2003 in so far as not already in force) by State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14 (N.I.)), ss. 14, 21(2), Sch. 2 para. 4; S.R. 2002/366, art. 2(1)(l); S.R. 2003/373, art. 2
F10S. 133(1A) omitted (13.1.2020) by virtue of The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 66(14)(b) (with regs. 6-9)
F11S. 133(2)(d) substituted (7.10.1996) by S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15), art. 40(1), Sch. 2 para. 18(3); S.R. 1996/401, art. 2
F12Words in s. 133(2)(g) repealed (31.10.2016) by The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006), art. 2(2), Sch. 12 Pt. 6; S.R. 2016/234, art. 3(3)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 133(1) applied (with modifications) (1.4.2007) by The Rate Relief (Qualifying Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/203), regs. 1(1), 15
C2S. 133(1) applied (with modifications) (1.4.2007) by The Rate Relief (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/204), regs. 1(1), 15
C3S. 133(2) applied (1.1.2000 for specified purposes and 3.4.2000 otherwise) by 1999 c. 33, s. 115(8); S.I. 1999/3190, art. 2, Sch.; S.I. 2000/464, art. 2, Sch.
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