{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-2004/section-146",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-2004/section-146.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/34",
  "legislation_title": "Housing Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-2004",
  "path": "section/146",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "146",
  "heading": "Interpretation and modification of this Part",
  "text": "(1) In this Part—\n“HMO” means a house in multiple occupation as defined by sections 254 to 259,\n“Part 3 house” means a house to which Part 3 of this Act applies (see section 79(2)),\nand 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).\n(2) For the purposes of this Part “mortgage” includes a charge or lien, and “mortgagee” is to be read accordingly.\n(3) The appropriate national authority may by regulations provide for—\n(a) any provision of this Part, or\n(b) section 263 (in its operation for the purposes of any such provision),\nto have effect in relation to a section 257 HMO with such modifications as are prescribed by the regulations.\n(4) A “section 257 HMO” is an HMO which is a converted block of flats to which section 257 applies.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "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.)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/34/section/146",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:16:48.975968+00:00",
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    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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