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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mortgage-repossessions-protection-of-tenants-etc-act-2010/section-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mortgage-repossessions-protection-of-tenants-etc-act-2010/section-3.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2010/19",
  "legislation_title": "Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mortgage-repossessions-protection-of-tenants-etc-act-2010",
  "path": "section/3",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) This section applies for the purposes of this Act.\n(2) “Dwelling-house” includes any building, or part of a building, that is used as a dwelling.\n(3) The fact that part of the premises comprised in a dwelling-house is used as a shop or office, or for other business, trade or professional purposes, does not prevent the dwelling-house from being a dwelling-house for the purposes of this Act.\n(4) “Mortgage” includes a charge, and “mortgagee” is to be read accordingly.\n(5) “Mortgagee” includes any person deriving title under the original mortgagee.\n(6) “Order” includes a judgment, and references to the making of an order are to be read accordingly.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 3 in force in so far as not already in force at 1.10.2010 by S.I. 2010/1705, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/19/section/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:10:01.277949+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."
}