PART 2OCCUPATION CONTRACTS AND LANDLORDS
CHAPTER 2NATURE OF CONTRACTS WHICH CAN BE MADE ETC. BY COMMUNITY LANDLORDS AND PRIVATE LANDLORDS
Definitions
I19Community landlords
1
In this Act “community landlord”means a landlord which is—
a
an authority mentioned in subsection (2),
b
a registered social landlord, other than a fully mutual housing association or a co-operative housing association, or
c
a private registered provider of social housing (see section 80(3) of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17)).
2
The authorities are—
a
a local authority;
b
a new town corporation;
c
a housing action trust;
d
an urban development corporation;
e
a housing co-operative to which subsection (3) applies.
3
This subsection applies to a housing co-operative (within the meaning of section 27B of the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)) to the extent that any dwelling subject to an occupation contract is comprised in a housing co-operative agreement within the meaning of that section.
4
In this Act “registered social landlord” means a person registered in the register maintained under section 1 of the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52).
5
In this Act “fully mutual housing association” and “co-operative housing association” have the same meaning as in the Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69) (see section 1(2) of that Act).
6
The Welsh Ministers may by regulations amend this section for the purpose of—
a
providing that a person which is for the time being a community landlord is not a community landlord;
b
providing that a person which is not a community landlord is a community landlord;
c
changing a description of a person which is for the time being a community landlord.
I210Private landlords
In this Act “private landlord” means a landlord that is not a community landlord.