Schedules
Schedule 8Remediation costs under qualifying leases etc
I11Interpretation
1
In this Schedule—
“associated”: see section 121;
“building safety risk” has the meaning given by section 120;
“joint venture” includes a partnership (as defined by section 121);
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State;
“qualifying lease”: see section 119;
“the qualifying time” has the same meaning as in section 119;
“relevant building”: see section 117;
“relevant defect”: see section 120;
“relevant measure”, in relation to a relevant defect, means a measure taken—
- a
to remedy the relevant defect, or
- b
for the purpose of—
- i
preventing a relevant risk from materialising, or
- ii
reducing the severity of any incident resulting from a relevant risk materialising;
- i
- a
“relevant risk” here means a building safety risk that arises as a result of the relevant defect;
“service charge” has the meaning given by section 18 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.
2
The definition of “service charge” applies in relation to a lease of premises that do not include a dwelling as it applies in relation to a lease of a dwelling.