# Housing (Wales) Act 2014, Section 2: Meaning of key terms


(1) In this Part—
“domestic tenancy” (“tenantiaeth ddomestig”) means—
(a) a 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;
(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;
“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;
“rental property” (“eiddo ar rent”) means a dwelling subject to, or marketed or offered for let under, a domestic tenancy.
(2) In this section, “statutory tenant” and “statutory tenancy” mean a statutory tenant or statutory tenancy within the meaning of the Rent Act 1977.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2014/7/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-wales-act-2014/section-2
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