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Section 49 Interpretation of this Part and index of defined termsI1I2

(1)

In this Part—

  • F1“community landlord” (“landlord cymunedol”) has the meaning given by section 9 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1);

  • “domestic tenancy” (“tenantiaeth ddomestig”) has the meaning given by section 2;

  • “dwelling” (“annedd”) has the meaning given by section 2;

  • “fully mutual housing association” (“cymdeithas dai cwbl gydfuddiannol”) has the meaning given by section 1(2) of the Housing Association Act 1985;

  • “landlord” (“landlord”) has the meaning given by section 2;

  • “lettings work” (“gwaith gosod”) has the meaning given by section 10;

  • “licensing authority” (“awdurdod trwyddedu”) means a person designated by order under section 3;

  • “occupation contract” (“contract meddiannaeth”) has the meaning given by section 7 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016;

  • “periodical payments” (“taliadau cyfnodol”) means payments by way of rent or service charge;

  • “prescribed” (“rhagnodedig”) means prescribed in regulations made by the Welsh Ministers;

  • “property management work” (“gwaith rheoli eiddo”) has the meaning given by section 12;

  • “registered social landlord” (“landlord cymdeithasol cofrestredig”) means a social landlord registered under Part 1 of the Housing Act 1996;

  • “rental property” (“eiddo ar rent”) has the meaning given by section 2.

  • “standard occupation contract” (“contract meddiannaeth safonol”) has the meaning given by section 8 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016;

(2)

In this Part, a reference to assignment of an interest to a landlord—

(a)

includes any conveyance other than a mortgage or charge, and

(b)

if trustees constitute the landlord, does not include a change in the persons who are for the time being the trustees of the trust.

(3)

In this Part—

(a)

any reference to an application for a licence includes a reference to an application for renewal of a licence, and

(b)

any reference to the grant of a licence by a licensing authority includes a reference to renewal of a licence;

and related expressions are to be construed accordingly.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 49(1) inserted (1.12.2022) by The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1166), regs. 1(1), 34(8)

Commencement

I1

S. 49 in force at 1.12.2014 for specified purposes by S.I. 2014/3127, art. 2(b), Sch. Pt. 2

I2

S. 49 in force at 23.11.2015 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2015/1826, art. 2(y)