PART 1SAFETY OF BUILDINGS CONTAINING TWO OR MORE RESIDENTIAL UNITS

CHAPTER 2KEY TERMS

Accountable persons, principal accountable persons and common parts

14Other definitions

(1)

In this Chapter—

“the 2002 Act” (“Deddf 2002”) means the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (c. 15);

“commonhold association” (“cymdeithas cyfunddaliad”) has the meaning given by section 34 of the 2002 Act;

“commonhold land” (“tir cyfunddaliad”) has the meaning given by section 1 of the 2002 Act;

“long lease” (“les hir”) means—

(a)

a lease granted for a fixed term of more than 21 years from the date of the grant, whether or not it is (or may become) terminable before the end of that term by notice given by the tenant or by re-entry or forfeiture, or

(b)

a lease for a term fixed by law‍ because of a covenant or obligation for perpetual renewal, other than a lease by sub-demise from one which is not a long lease;

“relevant repairing obligation” (“rhwymedigaeth atgyweirio berthnasol”) in relation to a part of a regulated building means a requirement, under a lease or by virtue of an enactment, to repair or maintain that part;

“RTM company” (“cwmni RTM”) has the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the 2002 Act (right to manage).

(2)

In this Chapter, references to a person who holds a legal estate in possession do not include a person who receives rents and profits or a person who has the right to receive rents and profits.