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.