{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-2004/section-54",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-2004/section-54.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/34",
  "legislation_title": "Housing Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-2004",
  "path": "section/54",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "54",
  "heading": "Index of defined expressions: Part 1",
  "text": "The following table shows where expressions used in this Part are defined or otherwise explained.\nExpression\nProvision of this Act\nAppropriate national authority\nSection 261(1)\nBuilding containing one or more flats\nSection 1(5)\nCategory 1 hazard\nSection 2(1)\nCategory 2 hazard\nSection 2(1)\nCommon parts\nSection 1(5)\nCompliance with improvement notice\nSection 30(2)\nDistrict of local housing authority\nSection 261(6)\nDwelling\nSection 1(5), (6)\nExternal common parts\nSection 1(5)\nFlat\nSection 1(5) to (7)\nHazard\nSection 2(1)\nHazard awareness notice\nSection 28(2) or 29(2)\nHealth\nSection 2(5)\nHMO\nSection 1(5), (6) (and see also section 1(8))\nImprovement notice\nSection 11(2) or 12(2)\nLease, lessee etc.\nSection 262(1) to (4)\nLocal housing authority\nSection 261(2) to (5)\nOccupier (and related expressions)\nSection 262(6)\nOwner\nSection 262(7)\nPerson having control\nSection 263(1) and (2)\nPerson managing\nSection 263(3) and (4)\nProhibition order\nSection 20(2) or 21(2)\nQualifying residential premises\nSection 2B(1)\nRemedial action\nSection 11(8)\nResidential premises\nSection 1(4)\nResidential property tribunal\nSection 229\nSpecified premises, in relation to an improvement notice\nSection 13(5)\nSpecified premises, in relation to a prohibition order\nSection 22(10)\nTenancy, tenant\nSection 262(1) to (5)\nUnoccupied HMO accommodation\nSection 1(5) (and see also section 1(8)).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 54 inserted (22.6.2026 for specified purposes) by Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), s. 145(1)(7), Sch. 4 para. 32(a) (with s. 138); S.I. 2026/638, reg. 2(c)(v)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 54 wholly in force at 16.6.2006; s. 54 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 270(4)(5); s. 54 in force for E. at 6.4.2006 by S.I. 2006/1060, art. 2(1)(a) (with Sch.); s. 54 in force for W. at 16.6.2006 by S.I. 2006/1535, art. 2(a) (with Sch.)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words omitted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2025/26",
      "affecting_title": "Renters’ Rights Act 2025"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/34/section/54",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:16:48.975968+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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."
  }
}