Paragraph 1 Interpretation

“the 1998 Regulations” means the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998^f1;

“domestic premises” means premises occupied as a private dwelling (including any garden, yard, garage, outhouse or other appurtenance of such premises which is not used in common by the occupants of more than one such dwelling);

“inspector” means an inspector appointed under section 19 of the 1974 Act;

“justice” means—

1. (i)

   in relation to England and Wales, a justice of the peace;

2. (ii)

   in relation to Scotland, a sheriff, stipendiary magistrate or justice of the peace:

“local authority” means—

1. (i)

   in relation to England, a county council so far as they are the council for an area for which there are no district councils, a district council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London, the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple, the Under-Treasurer of the Middle Temple or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

2. (ii)

   in relation to Scotland, the council for a local government area; and

3. (iii)

   in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council;

“work” shall be construed in accordance with section 52 of the 1974 Act; and

1. (b)

   a reference to a numbered sub-paragraph is a reference to the sub-paragraph so numbered in the paragraph in which that reference occurs.