PART VIIPart VII Contracts

81Interpretation of Part VII

(1)

In this Part of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires.—

" dwelling-house " means a house or part of a house;

" lessee " means the person to whom is granted, under a Part VII contract, the right to occupy the dwelling in question as a residence and includes any person directly or indirectly deriving title from the grantee ;

" lessor " means the person who, under a Part VII contract, grants to another the right to occupy the dwelling in question as a residence and includes any person directly or indirectly deriving tide from the grantor;

" register " means the register kept by a rent assessment committee in pursuance of section 67 above ;

" rental period " means a period in respect of which a payment of rent falls to be made;

" services " includes attendance, the provision of heating or lighting, the supply of hot water and any other privilege or facility connected with the occupancy of a dwelling-house.

(2)

References in this Part of this Act to a party to a contract include references to any person directly or indirectly deriving title from such a party.

(3)

Where separate sums are payable by the lessee of any dwelling-house to the lessor for any two or more of the following, namely—

(a)

occupation of the dwelling-house,

(b)

use of furniture, and

(c)

services,

any reference in this Part of this Act to " rent " in relation to that dwelling-house is a reference to the aggregate of those sums and, where those sums are payable under separate contracts, those contracts shall be deemed to be one contract.