30(1)Section 187 of the Housing Act 1985 (minor definitions for purposes of Part V (the right to buy)) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)In the definition of “improvement”—
(a)after “means” insert “, in relation to a dwelling-house,”,
(b)for “a dwelling-house”, in both places, substitute “the dwelling-house”, and
(c)at the end (full-out after paragraph (c)) insert “and shall be similarly construed in relation to any other building or land;”.
(3)At the appropriate place insert—
““improvement contribution” means an amount payable by a tenant of a flat in respect of improvements to the flat, the building in which it is situated or any other building or land, other than works carried out in discharge of any such obligations as are referred to in paragraph 16A(1) of Schedule 6 (obligations to repair, reinstate, etc.);”.