{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-prescribed-expenditure-works-regulations-1987/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-prescribed-expenditure-works-regulations-1987/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/1583",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Prescribed Expenditure) (Works) Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-prescribed-expenditure-works-regulations-1987",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“the Act” means the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;\n“dwelling-house” shall be construed in accordance with section 112 of the Housing Act 1985 but shall not include any hostel or lodging-house as defined in sections 622 and 56 of that Act respectively; and references to a dwelling-house shall include references to any outhouses and appurtenances belonging to the dwelling-house or usually enjoyed with it;\n“housing authority” means a district council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;\n“long lease” shall be construed in accordance with section 458 of the Housing Act 1985;\n“new town corporation” means a development corporation established by an order made, or having effect as if made, under the New Towns Act 1981, or the Commission for the New Towns;\n“project” means the aggregate of the works included in a single contract or in two or more contracts where the works are to be carried out on the same or adjacent sites;\n“public body” means a housing authority, a county council, a new town corporation, an urban development corporation or the Development Board for Rural Wales;\n“shared ownership lease” shall be construed in accordance with section 622 of the Housing Act 1985;\n“subsidiary” shall be construed in accordance with section 736 of the Companies Act 1985.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1985 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1981 c. 64."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1985 c. 6."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1583/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:20:34.156974+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}