In this Part—

• “applicant” means a person who applies for an HMO licence,

• F2 “ chief constable ” means the chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland,

• F1 “ enforcing authority ” has the meaning given by section 61(9) of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5),

• “finally determined”, in relation to an appeal to the sheriff, has the meaning given in section 159(12),

• “HMO register”, in relation to a local authority, means the register kept by it under section 160,

• “licence holder” means a person who holds an HMO licence,

• “proper officer”, in relation to a local authority, is to be construed in accordance with section 235(3) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65).