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26Interpretation of Part 1

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(1)In this Part—

  • appropriate tribunal” means—

    (a)

    in relation to a lease of a house in England, the First-tier Tribunal or, where determined by or under Tribunal Procedure Rules, the Upper Tribunal; and

    (b)

    in relation to a lease of a house in Wales, a leasehold valuation tribunal;

  • appurtenant property”, in relation to a house, means any garage, outhouse, garden, yard or appurtenances belonging to, or usually enjoyed with, the house;

  • enforcement authority” means a local weights and measures authority in England or Wales;

  • house”: see section 5;

  • lead enforcement authority” has the meaning given by section 20;

  • lease”—

    (a)

    means a lease at law or in equity (and references to the grant or assignment of a lease are to be construed accordingly);

    (b)

    includes a sub-lease;

    (c)

    does not include a mortgage term;

  • leasehold house restrictions” has the meaning given by section 17(2);

  • long residential lease of a house”: see section 2;

  • long term”, in relation to a lease: see section 3;

  • notify” means notify in writing, and “notification” is to be construed accordingly;

  • permitted lease”: see section 7;

  • permitted lease certificate” means a certificate issued by the appropriate tribunal under section 8;

  • residential lease”: see section 6.

(2)In this Part, references to the grant of a lease in relation to a lease which takes effect as a deemed surrender and regrant of a lease are to the regrant of the lease.

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