Part 4Additional control provisions in relation to residential accommodation

Chapter 4Supplementary provisions

I1146Interpretation and modification of this Part

1

In this Part—

  • “HMO” means a house in multiple occupation as defined by sections 254 to 259,

  • “Part 3 house” means a house to which Part 3 of this Act applies (see section 79(2)),

and any reference to an HMO or Part 3 house includes (where the context permits) a reference to any yard, garden, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to, or usually enjoyed with, it (or any part of it).

2

For the purposes of this Part “mortgage” includes a charge or lien, and “mortgagee” is to be read accordingly.

3

The appropriate national authority may by regulations provide for—

a

any provision of this Part, or

b

section 263 (in its operation for the purposes of any such provision),

to have effect in relation to a section 257 HMO with such modifications as are prescribed by the regulations.

4

A “section 257 HMO” is an HMO which is a converted block of flats to which section 257 applies.