2. In these Regulations—
“the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1);
“administering agency” means a body appointed by the Department under regulation 3(2);
[F1“Affordable Warmth grant” means a grant payable for any of the purposes set out in regulation 4(2A)]
[F2“benefit entitlement check” means a process to establish whether an applicant for an Affordable Warmth grant might be entitled to claim any social security benefit or tax credit;]
[F3“Boiler Replacement grant” means a grant payable for the purposes of regulation 4(1A);]
“the Department” means the Department for Social Development;
[F4“affordable warmth survey” means a survey of homes identified by the Ulster University as most at risk of fuel poverty by Census Output Area or a local council survey of homes considered to be at risk of fuel poverty;]
“energy advice” means advice on reducing or preventing the wastage of energy in a dwelling;
“network installers” means bodies engaged to perform functions under these Regulations on behalf of the administering agency;
“public sector tenancy” means a tenancy granted by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive or a registered housing association;
“registered housing association” has the same meaning as in the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992(2)
[F5“technical inspection” means inspection of a dwelling carried out by or on behalf of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for the purposes of an Affordable Warmth grant.]
“Warm Homes grant” means a grant payable for any of the purposes set out in regulation 4(1);
“Warm Homes Plus grant” means a grant payable for any of the purposes set out in regulation 4(2);
“works” means any of the works, materials or energy advice specified in regulation 4.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 2 inserted (7.10.2016) by The Domestic Energy Efficiency Grants (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/333), regs. 1(1), 3(1)
F2Words in reg. 2 substituted (7.10.2016) by The Domestic Energy Efficiency Grants (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/333), regs. 1(1), 3(3)
F3Words in reg. 2 inserted (7.10.2016) by The Domestic Energy Efficiency Grants (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/333), regs. 1(1), 3(4)
F4Words in reg. 2 substituted (7.10.2016) by The Domestic Energy Efficiency Grants (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/333), regs. 1(1), 3(2)
F5Words in reg. 2 inserted (7.10.2016) by The Domestic Energy Efficiency Grants (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/333), regs. 1(1), 3(5)
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