{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/houses-in-multiple-occupation-charges-for-registration-schemes-regulations-1991/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/houses-in-multiple-occupation-charges-for-registration-schemes-regulations-1991/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/982",
  "legislation_title": "The Houses in Multiple Occupation (Charges for Registration Schemes) Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/houses-in-multiple-occupation-charges-for-registration-schemes-regulations-1991",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation and application",
  "text": "(1) In these Regulations—\n“the Act” means the Housing Act 1985;\n“control provisions”,“local housing authority” and“registration scheme” have the same meanings as in Part XI of the Act;\n“house” means a house in multiple occupation within the meaning of thatPart or, as the circumstances of the case require, a building or part ofa building intended to be used as such a house.\n(2) These Regulations do not apply as regards houses—\n(a) in respect of which registration is required under theRegistered Homes Act 1984; or\n(b) which are owned or managed by a registered housing association,within the meaning of the Housing Associations Act 1985.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1985 c. 68; relevant amendments are made to this Act byparagraphs 45 to 48 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government and HousingAct 1989."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1984 c. 23."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1985 c. 69."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/982/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:45:35.102614+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}