Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Amendments of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

2.—(1) Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (Interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2) Before the definition of “appropriate office” insert –

““annuity contract” means a contract that provides for periodic payments starting from a stated or contingent date and continuing for a fixed period or for the life of the annuity;”.

(3) After the definition of “capital limit” insert –

““child” means a person under the age of 16;”.

(4) After the definition of “date of claim” insert –

““dependant child or young person” means any child or young person who is treated as the responsibility of the claimant or his partner, where that child or young person is a member of the claimant’s household;”.

(5) After the definition of “disability element” insert –

““earnings” has the meaning given in regulations 35 and 37 of the Income Support Regulations”.

(6) After the definition of “health care professional” insert –

““household” means –

(7) After the definition of “nursing home” insert –

““occupational pension scheme” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993(1);”.

(8) After the definition of “pension credit savings credit” insert –

““personal pension scheme” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993;”.

(9) After the definition of “severe disability element” insert –

““single person” means a person who does not have a partner and is not responsible for, and is not a member of the same household as, a child or young person;”.

(10) After the definition of “working tax credit” insert –

““young person” has the meaning prescribed in regulation 14 of the Income Support Regulations;”.