2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the 1996 Act” means the Housing Act 1996;
“the Accession Regulations” means the Accession (Immigration and Worker Registration) Regulations 2004(1);
“the EEA Regulations” means the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006(2);
“the Immigration Rules” means the rules laid down as mentioned in section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971(3) (general provisions for regulation and control);
“the Refugee Convention” means the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28th July 1951(5), as extended by Article 1(2) of the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees done at New York on 31st January 1967(6); and
“sponsor” means a person who has given an undertaking in writing for the purposes of the Immigration Rules to be responsible for the maintenance and accommodation of another person.
(2) For the purposes of these Regulations—
(a)“jobseeker”, “self-employed person”, and “worker” have the same meaning as for the purposes of the definition of a “qualified person” in regulation 6(1) of the EEA Regulations(4); and
(b)subject to paragraph (3), references to the family member of a jobseeker, self-employed person or worker shall be construed in accordance with regulation 7 of those Regulations.
(3) For the purposes of regulations 4(2)(d) and 6(2)(d) “family member” does not include a person who is treated as a family member by virtue of regulation 7(3) of the EEA Regulations.