Housing (Wales) Act 2014

General E+W

49 Interpretation of this Part and index of defined terms E+W

(1) In this Part—

• [F1 “community landlord” (“landlord cymunedol”) has the meaning given by section 9 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1);]

• “domestic tenancy” (“tenantiaeth ddomestig”) has the meaning given by section 2;

• “dwelling” (“annedd”) has the meaning given by section 2;

• “fully mutual housing association” (“cymdeithas dai cwbl gydfuddiannol”) has the meaning given by section 1(2) of the Housing Association Act 1985;

• “landlord” (“landlord”) has the meaning given by section 2;

• “lettings work” (“gwaith gosod”) has the meaning given by section 10;

• “licensing authority” (“awdurdod trwyddedu”) means a person designated by order under section 3;

• [F1 “occupation contract” (“contract meddiannaeth”) has the meaning given by section 7 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016;]

• “periodical payments” (“taliadau cyfnodol”) means payments by way of rent or service charge;

• “prescribed” (“rhagnodedig”) means prescribed in regulations made by the Welsh Ministers;

• “property management work” (“gwaith rheoli eiddo”) has the meaning given by section 12;

• “registered social landlord” (“landlord cymdeithasol cofrestredig”) means a social landlord registered under Part 1 of the Housing Act 1996;

• “rental property” (“eiddo ar rent”) has the meaning given by section 2.

• [F1 “standard occupation contract” (“contract meddiannaeth safonol”) has the meaning given by section 8 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016;]

(2) In this Part, a reference to assignment of an interest to a landlord—

(a) includes any conveyance other than a mortgage or charge, and

(b) if trustees constitute the landlord, does not include a change in the persons who are for the time being the trustees of the trust.

(3) In this Part—

(a) any reference to an application for a licence includes a reference to an application for renewal of a licence, and

(b) any reference to the grant of a licence by a licensing authority includes a reference to renewal of a licence;

and related expressions are to be construed accordingly.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 49(1) inserted (1.12.2022) by The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1166), regs. 1(1), 34(8)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 49 in force at 1.12.2014 for specified purposes by S.I. 2014/3127, art. 2(b), Sch. Pt. 2

I2 S. 49 in force at 23.11.2015 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2015/1826, art. 2(y)