Part 4

Additional control provisions in relation to residential accommodation
Chapter 4

Supplementary provisions

Interpretation and modification of this Part
146
1
In this Part—
- “HMO” means a house in multiple occupation as defined by sections 254 to 259,
- “Part 3 house” means a house to which Part 3 of this Act applies (see section 79(2)),
and any reference to an HMO or Part 3 house includes (where the context permits) a reference to any yard, garden, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to, or usually enjoyed with, it (or any part of it).
2
For the purposes of this Part “mortgage” includes a charge or lien, and “mortgagee” is to be read accordingly.
3
The appropriate national authority may by regulations provide for—
a
any provision of this Part, or
b
section 263 (in its operation for the purposes of any such provision),
to have effect in relation to a section 257 HMO with such modifications as are prescribed by the regulations.
4
A “section 257 HMO” is an HMO which is a converted block of flats to which section 257 applies.
S. 146 wholly in force at 16.6.2006; s. 146 in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent see s. 270(2)(b); s. 146 in force for E. at 6.4.2006 by S.I. 2006/1060, art. 2(1)(a) (with Sch.); s. 146 in force for W. at 16.6.2006 by S.I. 2006/1535, art. 2(a) (with Sch.)