Landlord and Tenant Act 1987

60 General interpretation

(1) In this Act—

• "the 1985 Act" means the [1985 c. 70.] Landlord and Tenant Act 1985;

• "charity" means a charity within the meaning of the [1960 c. 58.] Charities Act 1960, and "charitable purposes", in relation to a charity, means charitable purposes whether of that charity or of that charity and other charities;

• "common parts", in relation to any building or part of a building, includes the structure and exterior of that building or part and any common facilities within it;

• "the court" means the High Court or a county court;

• "dwelling" means a building or part of a building occupied or intended to be occupied as a separate dwelling, together with any yard, garden, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to it or usually enjoyed with it;

• "exempt landlord" has the meaning given by section 58(1);

• "flat" means a separate set of premises, whether or not on the same floor, which—

  (a)

  forms part of a building, and

  (b)

  is divided horizontally from some other part of that building, and

  (c)

  is constructed or adapted for use for the purposes of a dwelling;

• "functional land", in relation to a charity, means land occupied by the charity, or by trustees for it, and wholly or mainly used for charitable purposes;

• "landlord" (except for the purposes of Part I) means the immediate landlord or, in relation to a statutory tenant, the person who, apart from the statutory tenancy, would be entitled to possession of the premises subject to the tenancy;

• "lease" and related expressions shall be construed in accordance with section 59(1) and (2);

• "long lease" has the meaning given by section 59(3);

• "mortgage" includes any charge or lien, and references to a mortgagee shall be construed accordingly;

• "notices in proceedings" means notices or other documents served in, or in connection with, any legal proceedings;

• "rent assessment committee" means a rent assessment committee constituted under Schedule 10 to the [1977 c. 42.] Rent Act 1977;

• "resident landlord" shall be construed in accordance with section 58(2);

• "statutory tenancy" and "statutory tenant" mean a statutory tenancy or statutory tenant within the meaning of the Rent Act 1977 or the [1976 c. 80.] Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976;

• "tenancy" includes a statutory tenancy.

(2) In this Act (except in Part IV) any reference to a tenancy to which Part II of the [1954 c. 56.] Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 applies includes a reference to an assured tenancy (as denned in section 56(1) of the [1980 c. 51.] Housing Act 1980).