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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-2004/section-78",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/34",
  "legislation_title": "Housing Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-2004",
  "path": "section/78",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "78",
  "heading": "Index of defined expressions: Part 2",
  "text": "The following table shows where expressions used in this Part are defined or otherwise explained.\nExpression\nProvision of this Act\nAnti-social behaviour\nSection 57(5)\nAppropriate national authority\nSection 261(1)\nCategory 1 hazard\nSection 2(1)\nCategory 2 hazard\nSection 2(1)\nDistrict of local housing authority\nSection 261(6)\nHMO\nSection 77\nHMO to which this Part applies\nSection 55(2)\nLicence and licence holder\nSection 61(6)\nLicence (to occupy premises)\nSection 262(9)\nLocal housing authority\nSection 261(2) to (5)\nModifications\nSection 250(7)\nOccupier (and related expressions)\nSection 262(6)\nPerson having control\nSection 263(1) and (2) (and see also section 66(7))\nPerson having estate or interest\nSection 262(8)\nPerson managing\nSection 263(3)\nPerson involved in management\nSection 263(5)\nResidential property tribunal\nSection 229\nTenant\nSection 262(1) to (5).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 78 wholly in force at 16.6.2006; s. 78 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 270(4)(5); s. 78 in force for E. at 6.4.2006 by S.I. 2006/1060, art. 2(1)(a) (with Sch.); s. 78 in force for W. at 16.6.2006 by S.I. 2006/1535, art. 2(a) (with Sch.)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/34/section/78",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:16:48.975968+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
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    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}