PART 1

REGULATION OF PRIVATE RENTED HOUSING

General

Interpretation of this Part and index of defined terms
49
1
In this Part—
- “
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;
- “
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.
- “
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.
S. 49 in force at 1.12.2014 for specified purposes by S.I. 2014/3127, art. 2(b), Sch. Pt. 2
S. 49 in force at 23.11.2015 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2015/1826, art. 2(y)
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)