Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the 1985 Act” means the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985^f1;

• “the 1987 Act” means the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987;

• “the 1993 Act” means the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993^f2;

• “the 2002 Act” means the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002;

• “applicant” means—

  1. (a)

     the person making an application to a tribunal, or

  2. (b)

     the person who is the claimant or applicant in proceedings before a court which are transferred by order of the court to a tribunal;

• “application” means, other than for the purposes of regulations 1, 20 and 25—

  1. (a)

     an application to a tribunal of a description specified in Schedule 1, or

  2. (b)

     a transferred application;

• “recognised tenants' association” has the same meaning as in section 29 of the 1985 Act^f3;

• “representative application” has the meaning given in regulation 8;

• “respondent” means—

  1. (a)

     the person against whom an applicant seeks an order or determination from a tribunal; or

  2. (b)

     the person who is the defendant or respondent in proceedings before a court which are transferred by order of the court to a tribunal;

• “transferred application” means so much of proceedings before a court as relate to a question falling within the jurisdiction of a tribunal as have been transferred to the tribunal for determination by order of the court; and

• “tribunal” means a leasehold valuation tribunal.