(1) In this section -

"authorised person" means a person authorised by the Board of the Executive for the purposes of -

(a) making orders under subsection (2),

(b) transmitting orders by electronic means to the Property Registration Authority in accordance with subsection (13),

(c) making an application to the Property Registration Authority for the cancellation of an entry of a charge on the register of the property charged where such charge relates to an order created under this section, and

(d) performing functions which under this Act may be performed by authorised persons;

"interest in the relevant chargeable asset" means -

(a) the interest of the person in respect of whom ancillary State support is paid, and

(b) in the case of such a person who is a member of a couple, the interest of each member of the couple,

in the chargeable asset concerned;