General interpretationN.I.
2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33) shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
(2) In this Order–
“the appropriate district council”, in relation to a dwelling-house, means the district council in whose district the dwelling-house is situated;
“commencement of this Order” means the date on which the provision of this Order in which that expression occurs comes into operation;
“the Department” means the Department for Social Development;
“dwelling-house” includes part of a house;
“the Executive” means the Northern Ireland Housing Executive;
“final determination”, in relation to an appeal, shall be construed in accordance with Article 23(3) and (4);
“the landlord” includes any person from time to time deriving title under the original landlord and also includes, in relation to any dwelling-house, any person other than the tenant who is, or but for Part III of the Rent Order would be, entitled to possession of the dwelling-house;
“let” includes sub-let;
“modify” includes amend or repeal;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Department;
“private tenancy” has the meaning given in Article 3;
“protected tenancy” shall be construed in accordance with Article 3 of the Rent Order;
“rates” means the regional rate and the district rate;
“rent” does not include any sum payable on account of rates;
“the rent officer” means the person appointed under Schedule 1 to act as rent officer;
“the Rent Order” means the Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (NI 20);
“statutory provision” has the meaning given in section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954;
“statutory tenancy” shall be construed in accordance with Article 4(5) of the Rent Order;
“tenancy” includes, except where the context otherwise requires, a statutory tenancy;
“tenant” includes, except where the context otherwise requires, a statutory tenant and also includes a sub-tenant and any person deriving title under the original tenant or sub-tenant.