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"accommodation available for occupation" has the meaning assigned to it by section 41;
"applicant (for housing accommodation)" has the meaning assigned to it by section 28(1);
"homeless" has the meaning assigned to it by section 24(1) to (3);
"homeless intentionally or threatened with homelessness intentionally" has the meaning assigned to it by section 26;
"local connection (in relation to the district of a local authority)" has the meaning assigned to it by section 27;
"priority need (for accommodation)" has the meaning assigned to it by section 25;
"relevant authority" means a local authority or social work authority;
"securing accommodation for a person's occupation" has the meaning assigned to it by section 41;
"social work authority" means a local authority for the purposes of the [1968 c. 49.] Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, that is to say, a regional or islands council;
"threatened with homelessness" has the meaning assigned to it by section 24(4);
"voluntary organisation" means a body, not being a public or local authority, whose activities are carried on otherwise than for profit.
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