Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 (anaw2)

PART 7 E+W Final provisions

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 7 applied (with modifications) (1.9.2019) by The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 (Transitional Provision for Assured Shorthold Tenancies) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1151), regs. 1(2), 3

28 Interpretation E+W

In this Act—

• “contract-holder” (“deiliad contract”) has the same meaning as in the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1) (referred to in this section as “the 2016 Act”);

• “dwelling” (“annedd”) has the same meaning as in the 2016 Act;

• “holding deposit” (“blaendal cadw”) has the meaning given in Schedule 1;

• “landlord” (“landlord”) has the same meaning as in the 2016 Act; and if two or more persons jointly constitute the landlord, references in this Act to the landlord are to each of those persons;

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

• “prohibited payment” (“taliad gwaharddedig”) has the meaning given in section 4;

• “regulations” (“rheoliadau”) means regulations made by the Welsh Ministers;

• “security deposit” (“blaendal sicrwydd”) has the meaning given in Schedule 1;

• “standard occupation contract” (“contract meddiannaeth safonol”) means a contract that is a standard contract for the purposes of the 2016 Act.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 28 in force at 1.9.2019 by S.I. 2019/1150, art. 2(b)