Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972

22 Interpretation of Part II

(1) In this Part of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

• " allowance " means an allowance under an allowance scheme;

• " allowance period " means a period for which an allowance is or may be granted ;

• " allowance scheme " has the meaning assigned to it by section 16 of this Act;

• " authority " means, in relation to a rebate scheme, a housing authority, and in relation to an allowance scheme, a local authority ;

• " landlord " includes any person from time to time deriving title under the original landlord and also includes, in relation to any house, any person other than the tenant who is, or but for Part II of the Act of 1971 would be, entitled to possession of the house;

• " pensionable age " has the meaning assigned to it by section 114(1) of the [1965 c. 51.] National Insurance Act 1965;

• " private tenant " has the meaning assigned to it by section 16 of this Act;

• " rebate " means a rebate under a rebate scheme ;

• " rebate period " means a period for which a rebate is or may be granted;

• " rebate scheme " has the meaning assigned to it by section 15 of this Act;

• " rent " means, in relation to a private tenant, the rent payable under his tenancy less any rent receivable from sub-letting any part of the house and, in relation to a tenant of a housing authority, means standard rent less any rent receivable from sub-letting any part of the house;

• " supplementary benefit " means benefit under Part II of the [1966 c. 20.] Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 except that it does not include benefit under section 6 (benefit to meet medical and similar requirements) or section 7 (benefit to meet exceptional requirements) of that Act;

• " tenant " means, in relation to a rebate scheme, a person who occupies a house as mentioned in section 15 of this Act and, in relation to an allowance scheme, a person who is a private tenant, or who is treated as a private tenant under section 16 of this Act, and includes a joint-tenant and a sub-tenant, and " tenancy " shall be construed accordingly.

(2) In construing any reference in this Part of this Act to the amount of rebates or allowances granted by an authority account shall be taken of sub-paragraphs (5) and (6) of paragraph 18 of Schedule 3 to this Act.