# The Rent Repayment Orders and Financial Penalties (Amounts Recovered) (England) Regulations 2017, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the 2004 Act” means the Housing Act 2004;
“the 2007 Regulations” means the Rent Repayment Orders (Supplementary Provisions) (England) Regulations 2007;
“the 2016 Act” means the Housing and Planning Act 2016;
“enforcement function” means, in relation to a local housing authority—
(a) any of its functions—
(i) under Parts 1 to 4 of the 2004 Act; or
(ii) under Part 2 of the 2016 Act; or
(b) where paragraph (a) does not apply, any of its functions, conferred on it as local housing authority—
(i) connected with an investigation of, or proceedings relating to, a contravention of the law relating to housing or landlord and tenant; or
(ii) connected with the promotion of compliance with the law relating to housing or landlord and tenant; and
“private rented sector” means—
(a) a landlord under a tenancy of residential premises in England that is not a registered provider of social housing;
(b) residential premises in England that are let, or intended to be let, under a tenancy by a landlord that is not a registered provider of social housing;
(c) common parts of such premises;
(d) English letting agency work within the meaning of section 54 of the 2016 Act in relation to such premises; or
(e) English property management work within the meaning of section 55 of the 2016 Act in relation to such premises;
and for the purpose of this definition “residential premises” has the meaning given by section 1 of the 2004 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/367/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rent-repayment-orders-and-financial-penalties-amounts-recovered-england-regulations-2017/regulation-2
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