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(1)In this Part—
“administration charge” has the meaning given in section 83;
“the appropriate authority” means—
in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
“the appropriate tribunal” means—
in relation to a dwelling in England, the First-tier Tribunal or, where determined by or under Tribunal Procedure Rules, the Upper Tribunal;
in relation to a dwelling in Wales, a leasehold valuation tribunal;
“arbitration agreement”, “arbitration proceedings” and “arbitral tribunal” have the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Arbitration Act 1996;
“costs” includes overheads;
“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;
“estate management” has the meaning given in section 72 (see section 72(2));
“estate management charge” has the meaning given in section 72 (see section 72(8) and (9));
“estate manager” has the meaning given in section 72 (see section 72(3) and (4));
“information” includes a document containing information, and a copy of such a document;
“long lease” has the meaning given in section 77(2) of the LRHUDA 1993;
“managed dwelling” has the meaning given in section 72 (see section 72(5));
“post-dispute arbitration agreement”, in relation to any matter, means an arbitration agreement made after a dispute about the matter has arisen;
“relevant costs” has the meaning given in section 72 (see section 72(11) and (12));
“relevant obligation” has the meaning given in section 72 (see section 72(6) and (7));
“rentcharge” has the same meaning as in the RA 1977 (see section 1 of that Act).
(2)For the purposes of this Part, a person is an “owner” of a dwelling if—
(a)the person owns freehold land which comprises the dwelling,
(b)the person is a tenant of the dwelling under a long lease, or
(c)where the dwelling is part of a building—
(i)the person owns freehold land which comprises the building, or
(ii)the person is a tenant of the building under a long lease.
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