In this Act—
“conviction” includes any finding in criminal proceedings that a person has committed an offence or done the act or made the omission charged (including a finding linked with mental disorder or in respect of which an admonition or absolute discharge is made), and “convicted” is to be construed accordingly,
“household” means a group of people living together as a family or other unit (whether or not related) in a private dwelling, who—
have the dwelling as their only or main residence, and
share living accommodation and cooking facilities,
“miner” means an individual who at any time during the period beginning with 12 March 1984 and ending with 3 March 1985 was employed in any part of Great Britain—
by the National Coal Board established under section 1 of the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946, or
by a person holding a licence granted under section 36(2)(a) of that Act,
“miners’ strike” means the national concerted stoppage of work by miners led by the National Union of Mineworkers,
“sibling of a miner” means an individual who has at least one parent in common with a miner.
Commencement Information
I1S. 5 in force at 27.7.2022, see s. 6