Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016

252 Minor definitions E+W

In this Act—

• “common parts” (“rhannau cyffredin”), in relation to a dwelling subject to an occupation contract, means—

  (a)

  any part of a building comprising that dwelling, and

  (b)

  any other premises (including any other dwelling),

  which the contract-holder is entitled under the terms of the contract to use in common with others;

• “contract of employment” (“contract cyflogaeth”) means a contract of service or apprenticeship, whether express or implied and (if it is express) whether oral or in writing;

• “Convention rights” (“hawliau Confensiwn”) has the same meaning as in the Human Rights Act 1998 (c. 42);

• “enactment” (“deddfiad”) means an enactment (whenever enacted or made, unless the contrary intention appears) comprised in, or in an instrument made under—

  (a)

  an Act of Parliament, or

  (b)

  a Measure or an Act of the National Assembly for Wales (including this Act);

• “fixed term contract” (“contract cyfnod penodol”) means an occupation contract that is not a periodic contract;

• “housing association” (“cymdeithas dai”) has the same meaning as in the Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69) (see section 1 of that Act);

• “housing trust” (“ymddiriedolaeth dai”) has the same meaning as in that Act (see section 2 of that Act);

• “prescribed” (“rhagnodedig”) means prescribed by regulations made by the Welsh Ministers;

• “registered charity” (“elusen gofrestredig”) means a charity registered under the Charities Act 2011 (c. 25);

• “rent” (“rhent”) includes a sum payable under a licence;

• “rental period” (“cyfnod rhentu”) means a period in respect of which a payment of rent falls to be made.