The Housing (Right of First Refusal) (Wales) Regulations 2005

Title, commencement, interpretation and application

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Housing (Right of First Refusal) (Wales) Regulations 2005 and they come into force on 28 September 2005.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the 1985 Act” (“Deddf 1985”) means the Housing Act 1985;

“acceptance notice” (“hysbysiad derbyn”) means a notice which complies with the requirements of regulation 12(2);

“former landlord” (“landlord blaenorol”) means the landlord which disposed of the property under Part 5 of the 1985 Act;

“local housing authority” (“awdurdod tai lleol”) means a county council or county borough council in Wales;

“offer notice” (“hysbysiad cynnig”) means a notice which complies with the requirements of regulation 12(1);

“owner” (“perchennog”) means the person who is the freehold or leasehold owner of a property and who is bound by a right of first refusal covenant imposed under section 156A of the 1985 Act;

“property” (“eiddo”) means a property which is subject to a right of first refusal covenant imposed under section 156A of the 1985 Act; and

“rejection notice” (“hysbysiad gwrthod”) means a notice which complies with the requirements of regulation 12(3).

(3) These Regulations apply where a right of first refusal covenant has been imposed in relation to a dwelling-house situated in Wales.