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- s. 39 words substituted by 2002 c. 15 Sch. 10 para. 7
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- s. 13(1AB) inserted by 2016 c. 22 Sch. 7 para. 18(2)
39 Index of defined expressions.E+W
The following Table shows provisions defining or otherwise explaining expressions used in this Act (other than provisions) defining or explaining an expression in the same section):
| address | section 38 |
|---|---|
| [F1arbitration agreement, arbitration proceedings and [F2, arbitral tribunal and post-dispute arbitration agreement] | section 38] |
| co-operative housing association | section 38 |
| dwelling | section 38 |
| dwelling-house (in the provisions relating to repairing obligations) | section 16 |
| fit for human habitation | section 10 |
| flat (in the provisions relating to service charges) | section 30 |
| housing association | section 38 |
| landlord— | |
| (generally) | section 36(3) |
| (in sections 1 and 2) | section 1(3) |
| (in the provisions relating to rent books) | section 4(3) |
| (in the provisions relating to service charges) | section 30 |
| (in relation to a statutory tenancy) | section 37(b) |
| lease, lessee and lessor— | |
| (generally) | section 36 |
| [F3(in the provisions relating to fitness for human habitation of dwellings in England) | section 9A(9)] |
| (in the provisions relating to repairing obligations | section 16 |
| local authority | section 38 |
| local housing authority | section 38 |
| new town corporation | section 38 |
| protected tenancy | section 38 |
| [F4qualified accountant (for the purposes of section 21(6))] | [F4section 28] |
| [F5registered social landlord] | section 38 |
| recognised tenants’ association | section 29 |
| relevant costs (in relation to a service charge) | section 18(2) |
| restricted contract | section 38 |
| service charge | section 18(1) |
| statutory tenant | section 37(a) |
| tenancy and tenant— | |
| (generally) | section 36 |
| (in sections 1 and 2) | section 1(3) |
| (in the provisions relating to rent books) | section 4(3) |
| (in the provisions relating to service charges) | section 30 |
| urban development corporation | section 38 |
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 39 inserted (1.9.1997 subject to saving in Sch. para. 1 of S.I. 1997/1851 and otherwise 11.8.1998 subject to art. 3 of S.I. 1998/1768) by 1996 c. 52, s. 83(6); S.I. 1997/1851, art. 2; S.I. 1998/1768, art. 2
F2Words in s. 39 substituted (30.9.2003 for E. and 30.3.2004 for W.) by virtue of 2002 c. 15, ss. 155(3), 181(1); S.I. 2003/1986, art. 2(c)(i) (subject to Sch. 2); S.I. 2004/669, art. 2(c)(i) (subject to Sch. 2)
F3Words in s. 39 inserted (20.3.2019) by Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 (c. 34), ss. 1(5), 2(2)
F4S. 39: table entry for 'qualified accountant' omitted (1.12.2008 for certain purposes and otherwise prosp.) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), ss. 303, 325, Sch. 12 para. 10 and repealed (prosp.) by s. 321(1), {Sch. 16}; S.I. 2008/3068, art. 4(6) (with arts. 6-13)
F5Words in s. 39 substituted (1.10.1996) by S.I. 1996/2325, art. 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 16(5)
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