In this Part, except where the context requires otherwise—

• “action” includes inaction, proposed action and decision,

• “assured agricultural occupancy” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Housing Act 1988,

• “assured tenancy” has the same meaning as in that Part,

• “the Charity Commission” means the Charity Commission for England and Wales,

• “committee”, in relation to F5a registered society, means the committee of management or other directing body of the society (including any person co-opted to serve on the committee, whether a member of the society or not),

• “consent” means written consent,

• “constitution” includes rules,

• F10“contract-holder” has the meaning given in section 7 (see also section 48) of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1),

• “conveyance” includes grant, assignment and any other instrument,

• “district valuer” has the meaning given by section 622 of the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68),

• “dwelling”—

  1. a

     means a house, flat or other building or part of a building occupied or intended to be occupied as a separate dwelling, and

  2. b

     includes any garden, yard, outhouse or other appurtenance belonging to, or usually enjoyed with, the dwelling,

• “the HCA” means the Homes and Communities Agency,

• F11“housing ombudsman” means a housing ombudsman appointed in accordance with a scheme approved under Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1996,

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• F12“local authority” means—

  1. a

     the council of a county in England,

  2. b

     a district council,

  3. c

     a London borough council,

  4. d

     the Common Council of the City of London, or

  5. e

     the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

• “local housing authority” has the same meaning as in the Housing Act 1985,

• “maintenance” includes repair,

• F7“mismanagement”, in relation to the affairs of a registered provider, means managed in breach of any legal requirements (imposed by or under an Act or otherwise);

• “non-registrable charity” means a charity which is not required to be registered, in accordance with F1section 30 of the Charities Act 2011,

• “notice” means written notice (and to “notify” means to give written notice),

• F10“occupation contract” has the meaning given in section 7 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016,

• F6"preferential creditor", "preferential debt”, “ordinary preferential debt”F9, “ordinary non-preferential debt”, “secondary preferential debt”, “secondary non-preferential debt”, “tertiary non-preferential debt” and “relevant financial institution” have the same meaning as in the Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45),

• “price” includes premium,

• “registered charity” means a charity registered under F2the Charities Act 2011,

• “registered company” means a company within the meaning of the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46),

• F4“registered society” has the same meaning as in the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014,

• “rent” includes payments under a licence to occupy accommodation,

• “representations” means written representations,

• “secure tenancy” has the same meaning as in Part 4 of the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68),

• “secured creditor” means a creditor who holds a mortgage or charge (including a floating charge) over—

  1. a

     land held by a registered provider, or

  2. b

     a present or future interest of a registered provider in rents or other receipts from land,

• “tenant” in relation to social housing includes other occupiers, and

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