Part VIIE+W General

60 General interpretation.E+W

(1)In this Act—

  • “the 1985 Act” means the M1Landlord and Tenant Act 1985;

  • “charity” means a charity within the meaning of [F1the Charities Act 1993], and “charitable purposes”, in relation to a charity, means charitable purposes whether of that charity or of that charity and other charities;

  • “common parts”, in relation to any building or part of a building, includes the structure and exterior of that building or part and any common facilities within it;

  • “the court” means the High Court or a county court;

  • “dwelling” means a building or part of a building occupied or intended to be occupied as a separate dwelling, together with any yard, garden, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to it or usually enjoyed with it;

  • “exempt landlord” has the meaning given by section 58(1);

  • “flat” means a separate set of premises, whether or not on the same floor, which—

    (a)

    forms part of a building, and

    (b)

    is divided horizontally from some other part of that building, and

    (c)

    is constructed or adapted for use for the purposes of a dwelling;

  • “functional land”, in relation to a charity, means land occupied by the charity or by trustees for it, and wholly or mainly used for charitable purposes;

  • “landlord” (except for the purposes of Part 1) means the immediate landlord or, in relation to a statutory tenant, the person who, apart from the statutory tenancy, would be entitled to possession of the premises subject to the tenancy;

  • “lease” and related expressions shall be construed in accordance with section 59(1) and (2);

  • “long lease” has the meaning given by section 59(3);

  • “mortgage” includes any charge or lien, and references to a mortgagee shall be construed accordingly;

  • “notices in proceedings” means notices or other documents served in, or in connection with, any legal proceedings;

  • F2. . .

  • “resident landlord” shall be construed in accordance with section 58(2);

  • “statutory tenancy” and “statutory tenant” mean a statutory tenancy or statutory tenant within the meaning of the Rent Act 1977 or the M2Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976;

  • “tenancy” includes a statutory tenancy.

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 60(1) substituted (1.8.1993)by 1993 c. 10, ss. 98(1), 99(1), Sch. 6 para. 30

F2S. 60(1): definition of “rent assessment committee” repealed (1.10.1996) by 1996 c. 52, ss. 92(1), 227, Sch. 6 Pt. Iv para. 10, Sch. 19 Pt. III; S.I. 1996/2212, art. 2(2) (with Sch.)

Marginal Citations