Section 2: Interpretation

2. Interpretation In this Act— “Awarding Officer” means a public officer entrusted by the Minister with responsibility for carrying out the duties specified in this Act; “child”, in relation to a claimant— (a) means an unmarried person who is under the age of 20; (b) includes a stepchild or an adopted child, who is living with the claimant; “claimant” means a person specified in section 3 (1); “disabled person” has the same meaning as in the Training and Employment of Disabled Persons Act; “full-time remunerative employment” means remunerative employment which lasts or may reasonably be expected to last at least 8 hours a day; “hardship relief” means the hardship relief payable under this Act; “Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of social security is assigned; “Permanent Secretary” means the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry; U2 – 1 [Issue 1] Unemployment Hardship Relief Act “remunerative employment” means any employment undertaken by a person in the expectation of receiving remuneration, whether or not remuneration is actually received; “requirements”, in relation to a claimant, means the requirements specified in section 3 (3) (a); “resources”, in relation to a claimant, means resources specified in section 3 (3) (b); “stepchild”, in relation to a claimant, means a child of his spouse or deceased spouse who is not his own child; “wife”, in relation to a claimant, includes a woman who is living with the claimant as his wife. [S. 2 amended by Act 15 of 1986; Act 34 of 1990.]