Part 2Regulation of Social Housing

Chapter 8General

Interpretation

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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 F1a 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,

F2“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”—

(a)

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

(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,

F3“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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F5“local authority” means—

(a)

the council of a county in England,

(b)

a district council,

(c)

a London borough council,

(d)

the Common Council of the City of London, or

(e)

the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

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

“maintenance” includes repair,

F6“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 F7section 30 of the Charities Act 2011,

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

F2“occupation contract” has the meaning given in section 7 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016,

F8"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 F10the Charities Act 2011,

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

F11“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—

(a)

land held by a registered provider, or

(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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