34 Interpretation.E+W
(1)In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“landlord” includes any person from time to time deriving title under the original landlord and also includes, in relation to any dwelling-house, any person other than the tenant who is, or but for Part II of this Act would be, entitled to possession of the dwelling-house,
“licence” means any contract whereby (whether or not the contract contains other terms) one person grants to another, whether or not for any consideration, the right to occupy a dwelling-house as a residence, and references to the granting of a licence shall be construed accordingly,
“rates” includes water rates and charges and an occupier’s drainage rate,
“tenancy” includes sub-tenancy,
“tenancy at a low rent” means a tenancy under which either no rent is payable or the rent payable is less than two-thirds of the rateable value which is or was the rateable value of the dwelling-house on the appropriate day for the purposes of [F1the M1Rent Act 1977],
“tenant” includes statutory tenant and also includes a sub-tenant and any person deriving title under the original tenant or sub-tenant.
(2)In this Act references to tenancies include, unless the context otherwise requires, references to licences, and cognate expressions, including those in subsection (1) above, shall be construed accordingly.
(3)For the purposes of this Act a dwelling-house may be a house or part of a house.
(4)It is hereby declared that any power of giving directions conferred by this Act includes power to vary or revoke directions so given.
(5)Except in so far as the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Act to any other enactment shall be taken as referring to that enactment as amended by or under any other enactment, including this Act.