Section 99 Interpretation of Part 5I1

In this Part—

• “administration charge” has the meaning given in section 83;

• “the appropriate authority” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

  2. (b)

     in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

• “the appropriate tribunal” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a dwelling in England, the First-tier Tribunal or, where determined by or under Tribunal Procedure Rules, the Upper Tribunal;

  2. (b)

     in relation to a dwelling in Wales, a leasehold valuation tribunal;

• “arbitration agreement”, “arbitration proceedings” and “arbitral tribunal” have the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Arbitration Act 1996;

• “costs” includes overheads;

• “dwelling” 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;

• “estate management” has the meaning given in section 72 (see section 72(2));

• “estate management charge” has the meaning given in section 72 (see section 72(8) and (9));

• “estate manager” has the meaning given in section 72 (see section 72(3) and (4));

• “information” includes a document containing information, and a copy of such a document;

• “long lease” has the meaning given in section 77(2) of the LRHUDA 1993;

• “managed dwelling” has the meaning given in section 72 (see section 72(5));

• “post-dispute arbitration agreement”, in relation to any matter, means an arbitration agreement made after a dispute about the matter has arisen;

• “relevant costs” has the meaning given in section 72 (see section 72(11) and (12));

• “relevant obligation” has the meaning given in section 72 (see section 72(6) and (7));

• “rentcharge” has the same meaning as in the RA 1977 (see section 1 of that Act).

For the purposes of this Part, a person is an “owner” of a dwelling if—