Interpretation
2. In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Housing Act 1996;
“the Common Travel Area” means the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland collectively;
“the Convention” means the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28th July 1951(1), as extended by Article 1(2) of the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees done at New York on 31st January 1967(2);
“EEA national” means a national of a State which is a Contracting Party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993; and
“the immigration rules” means the immigration rules within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971(3).