Citation, commencement, extent and application, and interpretation1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections) (England) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 20th July 2022.

(2)

These Regulations extend to England and Wales and apply in England only.

(3)

In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Building Safety Act 2022;

“current landlord” of a building means a person who is the landlord under a qualifying lease2 of that building;

“leaseholder” means a tenant under a lease of a dwelling in a building;

“remediation service charge” means a service charge3 which includes a charge in respect of a relevant measure4 relating to any relevant defect5;

“RMC” means a body corporate limited by guarantee which is party to a lease of a building where—

(a)

the members of that body are leaseholders, or

(b)

the majority of the shares of that body are held by leaseholders; and

“RTM company” has the same meaning as in the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 20026.