Part 6Leasehold and estate management: redress schemes
Interpretation
111Interpretation of Part 6
In this Part—
“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;
“enforcement authority” means—
(a)
the lead enforcement authority,
(b)
the Secretary of State,
(c)
a county council in England,
(d)
a district council,
(e)
a London borough council,
(f)
the Common Council of the City of London (in its capacity as a local authority),
(g)
the Council of the Isles of Scilly, or
(h)
another person designated by the Secretary of State as an enforcement authority;
“long lease” has the meaning given in section 77(2) of the LRHUDA 1993;
“owner”, in relation to a dwelling, means—
(a)
the owner of freehold land which comprises the dwelling;
(b)
a tenant under a long lease of the dwelling;
“rentcharge” has the same meaning as in the RA 1977 (see section 1 of that Act);