In these Regulations—

• “the 1998 Order” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 19983;

• “the 2015 Order” means the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015;

• “the Transitional Provisions Regulations” means the Personal Independence Payment (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20164.

• “appeal tribunal” means the appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter 1 of Part II of the 1998 Order;

• “award” in relation to disability living allowance, means the award having effect immediately prior to its termination under regulation 17(1) of the Transitional Provisions Regulations;

• “Commissioner” means the Chief Social Security Commissioner or any other Social Security Commissioner and includes a tribunal of 2 or more Commissioners constituted under Article 16(7) of the 1998 Order;

• “couple” (except in regulation 28(7)) has the same meaning as in Article 45 of the 2015 Order;

• “decision notice” means the decision notice under regulation 53(3) of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19995.

• “disability living allowance” means disability living allowance under section 71 of the Contributions and Benefits Act6;

• “income support” means income support under section 122 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

• “transfer claimant” has the same meaning as in the Transitional Provisions Regulations;

• “transitional assessment determination” means the determination, under regulation 4 of the Personal Independence Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20167 of a claim for personal independence payment made by a transfer claimant;