relevant person of Northern Irelandmeans a person who— ((a)) is— ((i)) a British citizen;
sponsormeans a person who has given an undertaking in writing for the purposes of the Immigration Rules to be responsible for the maintenance and accommodation of another person.
the 1996 Actmeans the Housing Act 1996;
the EEA Regulationsmeans the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 and references to the EEA Regulations are to be read with Schedule 4 to the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020(Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Regulations 2020;
the Human Rights Conventionmeans the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, agreed by the Council of Europe at Rome on 4th November 1950 as it has effect for the time being in relation to the United Kingdom;
the Immigration Rulesmeans the rules laid down as mentioned in section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971 (general provisions for regulation and control);
the Refugee Conventionmeans the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28th July 1951, as extended by Article 1(2) of the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees done at New York on 31st January 1967;... • “relevant person of Northern Ireland” means a person who— ((a)) is— ((i)) a British citizen;