Housing Act 1969

27 Interpretation

In this Part of this Act—

• " house in multiple occupation " means a house which is occupied by persons who do not form a single household;

• " housing authority " means the council of a county, county borough, London borough or county district, the Greater London Council, the Common Council of the City of London, the Commission for the New Towns or a development corporation within the meaning of the [1965 c. 59.] New Towns Act 1965 ;

• " improvement " includes alteration and enlargement and such repairs and replacements as are either incidental to some other improvement or needed (in the opinion of the person paying any grant or contribution) for the purpose of making the other improvement fully effective;

• " improvement grant " has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(2) of this Act;

• " prescribed ", except where the context otherwise requires, means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister ;

• " special grant " and " standard grant " have the meanings assigned to them by section 1(2) of this Act.