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—

  1. a

     a licence; and

  2. 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 M1 or a tenancy which is not controlled within the meaning of Article 40(4) of the Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 M2;

• “working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day which is a public holiday in Northern Ireland.

For the purposes of these Regulations and notwithstanding section 39(2) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 M3, 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.