Section 218: Interpretation of Part 10, Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023

The following provisions apply for the purposes of this Part.

Each of the following is a local authority—

a district council in England,

a county council in England for any area for which there is no district council,

a London borough council,

the Common Council of the City of London, and

the Council of the Isles of Scilly.

"Premises" means—

the whole of a building that is designed or adapted to be used as a whole, or

any part of a building that—

is designed or adapted to be used separately from the other parts, or

could with reasonable adaptation be so used.

Premises are situated on a street if the building comprising or containing the premises—

directly adjoins the street, or

is separated from the street only by the curtilage of the building.

"Street" means a street, within the meaning given by section 48(1) of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, to which the public have access on foot (whether by right or permission); and includes any part of a street.

"The landlord", in relation to premises, means a person who—

is entitled to possession of the premises, and

has sufficient interest in the premises to be capable of granting a tenancy of the premises of at least one year in duration.

For the purposes of subsection (6) as it applies in relation to—

the service of a final letting notice in the circumstances described in section 198(1)(c)(ii), and

the operation of this Part following the service of such a notice,

the tenancy, licence or agreement referred to in section 198(1)(c)(ii) is to be ignored.

"Short-term tenancy" means a tenancy for a term of at least one year but not exceeding five years.

References to the terms of a contract or tenancy include covenants, conditions and grants.

"Mortgagee" is to be read as if any charge or lien for securing money or money's worth was a "mortgage".

References to regulations are to regulations made by the Secretary of State.

Section 218: Interpretation of Part 10

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