Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “authority” means the local housing authority on which a proposal notice is served;

• “house”^f1 includes—

  1. (a)

     part of a house;

  2. (b)

     land let together with a house; and

  3. (c)

     land held for a purpose related to a house;

• “interested parties” means—

  1. (a)

     any organisation which has entered into a management agreement with the authority under section 27 of the Housing Act 1985^f2 which relates to the houses specified in a proposal notice; and

  2. (b)

     in a case in which the houses specified in the proposal notice are not located in the area of the authority, the local authority in whose area the houses are located;

• “introductory tenant” means a tenant with an introductory tenancy granted under section 124 of the Housing Act 1996^f3;

• “PRP” means a private registered provider of social housing^f4;

• “tenant” means a person who holds a secure tenancy (within the meaning of section 79 of the Housing Act 1985), or other tenancy of a house from an authority; and

• “tenant group” means a group of persons which meets the conditions contained in regulation 4.