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In this Part “house” includes—
(a)any yard, garden, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to the house or usually enjoyed with it, and
(b)any part of a building which is occupied or intended to be occupied as a separate dwelling including, in particular, a flat;
and “house property” shall be construed accordingly.
In this Part—
“the corresponding Northern Ireland provisions” means—
(a)in relation to section 442 (local authority agreements to indemnify mortgagees), Article 156 of the M1Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981;
(b)in relation to sections 445 to 449 (assistance for first-time buyers), Part IX of that Order;
“the corresponding Scottish provisions”, in relation to sections 445 to 449 (assistance for first-time buyers), means [F1sections 222 to 228 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987];
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2
[F3 “housing authority” includes any local authority, an urban development corporation, the [F4Corporation] and a [F5registered social landlord] ;]
“long lease” means a lease creating a long tenancy within the meaning of section 115.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), ss. 335, 339(2), Sch. 23 para. 30(3)
F2Definition repealed by Building Societies Act 1986 (c. 53, SIF 16), ss. 54(3)(a)(5), 120(2), Sch. 19 Pt. I
F3In s. 458, definition of 'housing authority' inserted (17.8.1992) by Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63, SIF 61), s. 24(2), Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 37; S.I. 1992/1753, art. 2(2) (with restriction in Sch. para. 4)
F4Word substituted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 140(1), Sch. 17 Pt. II para. 106
F5Words in the definition of “housing authority”in s. 458 substituted (1.10.1996) by S.I. 1996/2325, art. 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 14(25)
Marginal Citations
The following Table shows provisions defining or otherwise explaining expressions used in this Part (other than provisions defining or explaining an expression used in the same section or paragraph):—
bank | section 622 |
building society | section 622 |
[F6co-operative housing association] | [F6section 5(2)] |
[F7the Corporation] | [F7section 6A] |
corresponding Northern Ireland provisions | section 458 |
corresponding Scottish provisions | section 458 |
. . . F8 | . . . F8 |
district valuer | section 622 |
first time purchaser | section 449(2)(d) |
fit for human habitation | section 604 |
friendly society | section 622 |
house | section 457 |
house property | section 457 |
housing association | section 5(1) |
[F9housing authority] | [F9sections 4(a) and 458] |
F10 . . . F11 | . . . F11 |
insurance company | section 622 |
local authority | section 4(e) |
long lease | sections 115 and 458 |
new town corporation | section 4(b) |
ownership and proprietor (in relation to an advance under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts) | paragraphs 9(2) and (3) of Schedule 18 |
. . . | F10. . . |
recognised lending institution | section 447 |
recognised savings institution | section 448 |
[F12 registered social landlord] | [F10 section 5(4) and (5)] |
residence (in relation to an advance under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts) | paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 18 |
[F9service charge] | [F9section 621(A)] |
statutory conditions (in relation to an advance under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts) | paragraph 2 of Schedule 18 |
trustee savings bank | section 622 |
urban development corporation | section 4(d) |
Textual Amendments
F6Entry inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 140(1), Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 58
F7Entry inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 140(1), Sch. 17 Pt. II para. 112
F8Entry repealed by Building Societies Act 1986 (c. 53, SIF 16), ss. 54(3)(a)(5), 120(2), Sch. 19 Pt. I
F9Entries in s. 459 inserted (17.8.1992) by Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63, SIF 61), s. 24(2), Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 38; S.I. 1992/1753, art. 2(2) (with restriction in Sch. para. 4)
F10Entry in s. 459 repealed (24.9.1996) by 1996 c. 52, ss. 227, 232(2), Sch. 19 Pt. XIV
F11Entry repealed by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 194(4), Sch. 12 Pt. II Note 2
F12Entry in s. 459 substituted (1.10.1996) by S.I. 1996/2325, art. 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 14(26)
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