InterpretationN.I.

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

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 2 in operation at 1.7.2009, see reg. 1