Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009
Interpretation (Chapter 4).
23.— In this Chapter—
“Act of 2004” means the Residential Tenancies Act 2004;
“authorised agent” has the same meaning as in the Act of 2004;
“dwelling to which this Chapter applies” means a dwelling which is the subject of a rental accommodation availability agreement;
“qualified tenant” means a household assessed under section 20 as being qualified for social housing support;
“rental accommodation availability agreement” has the meaning given to it by section 24 and references to “availability agreement” shall be construed accordingly;
“rental accommodation provider” means a person who makes a dwelling, of which he or she is the owner, available under a rental accommodation availability agreement for the purposes of letting to a qualified tenant in accordance with this Chapter, and references to “provider” shall be construed accordingly;
“rent contribution” has the meaning given to it by section 25.