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