# Leasehold Valuation Tribunals (Procedure) (England) Regulations 2003, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the 1985 Act” means the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985;
“the 1987 Act” means the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987;
“the 1993 Act” means the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993;
“the 2002 Act” means the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002;
“applicant” means—
(a) the person making an application to a tribunal, or
(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—
(a) an application to a tribunal of a description specified in Schedule 1, or
(b) a transferred application;
“recognised tenants' association” has the same meaning as in section 29 of the 1985 Act;
“representative application” has the meaning given in regulation 8;
“respondent” means—
(a) the person against whom an applicant seeks an order or determination from a tribunal; or
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2099/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/leasehold-valuation-tribunals-procedure-england-regulations-2003/regulation-2
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