Section 2 Meaning of key termsI1I2
In this Part—
“domestic tenancy” (“tenantiaeth ddomestig”) means—
- (a)
F1a tenancy which is an occupation contract, except where the occupation contract—
- (i)
is a supported standard contact, or
- (ii)
is also a long lease for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (c. 28) (“the 1993 Act”) or, in the case of a shared ownership lease (within the meaning given by section 7(7) of the 1993 Act), would be such a lease if the tenant’s share (within the meaning given by that section) were 100 per cent;
- (i)
- (b)
a regulated tenancy for the purposes of the Rent Act 1977, or
- (c)
a tenancy under which a dwelling is let as a separate dwelling and which is of a description specified for the purposes of this Part in an order made by the Welsh Ministers;
- (a)
“dwelling” (“annedd”) means a building or part of a building occupied or intended to be occupied as a separate dwelling, together with any yard, garden, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to it or usually enjoyed with it, where the whole of the dwelling is in Wales;
“landlord” (“landlord”) means—
- (a)
in relation to a dwelling subject to a domestic tenancy, the immediate landlord or, in relation to a statutory tenant, the person who, apart from the statutory tenancy, would be entitled to possession of the dwelling subject to the tenancy, and
- (b)
in relation to a dwelling that is not subject to a domestic tenancy, the person who would be the immediate landlord if the dwelling were let under a domestic tenancy;
- (a)
“rental property” (“eiddo ar rent”) means a dwelling subject to, or marketed or offered for let under, a domestic tenancy.
In this section, “statutory tenant” and “statutory tenancy” mean a statutory tenant or statutory tenancy within the meaning of the Rent Act 1977.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in s. 2(1) substituted (1.12.2022) by The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1166), regs. 1(1), 34(2)
Commencement
- I1
S. 2 in force at 1.12.2014 for specified purposes by S.I. 2014/3127, art. 2(b), Sch. Pt. 2
- I2
S. 2 in force at 23.11.2015 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2015/1826, art. 2(b)