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Landlord and Tenant Act 1987

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As published

60 General interpretation.

(1) In this Act— “the 1985 Act” means the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985; ... “charitable purposes”, in relation to a charity, means charitable purposes whether of that charity or of that charity and other charities; “common parts”, in relation to any building or part of a building, includes the structure and exterior of that building or part and any common facilities within it; “the court” means the High Court or the county court; “dwelling” means a building or part of a building occupied or intended to be occupied as a separate dwelling, together with any yard, garden, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to it or usually enjoyed with it; “exempt landlord” has the meaning given by section 58(1); “flat” means a separate set of premises, whether or not on the same floor, which— forms part of a building, and is divided horizontally from some other part of that building, and is constructed or adapted for use for the purposes of a dwelling; “functional land”, in relation to a charity, means land occupied by the charity or by trustees for it, and wholly or mainly used for charitable purposes; “landlord” (except for the purposes of Part 1) means the immediate landlord or, in relation to a statutory tenant, the person who, apart from the statutory tenancy, would be entitled to possession of the premises subject to the tenancy; “lease” and related expressions shall be construed in accordance with section 59(1) and (2); “long lease” has the meaning given by section 59(3); “mortgage” includes any charge or lien, and references to a mortgagee shall be construed accordingly; “notices in proceedings” means notices or other documents served in, or in connection with, any legal proceedings; . . . “resident landlord” shall be construed in accordance with section 58(2); “statutory tenancy” and “statutory tenant” mean a statutory tenancy or statutory tenant within the meaning of the Rent Act 1977 or the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976; “tenancy” includes a statutory tenancy. (1A) In this Act a reference to the Welsh Ministers in their new towns residuary capacity means the Welsh Ministers so far as exercising functions in relation to anything transferred (or to be transferred) to them as mentioned in section 36(1)(a)(i) to (iii) of the New Towns Act 1981. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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60 General interpretation.

(1) In this Act— “the 1985 Act” means the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985; ... “charitable purposes”, in relation to a charity, means charitable purposes whether of that charity or of that charity and other charities; “common parts”, in relation to any building or part of a building, includes the structure and exterior of that building or part and any common facilities within it; “the court” means the High Court or the county court; “dwelling” means a building or part of a building occupied or intended to be occupied as a separate dwelling, together with any yard, garden, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to it or usually enjoyed with it; “exempt landlord” has the meaning given by section 58(1); “flat” means a separate set of premises, whether or not on the same floor, which— forms part of a building, and is divided horizontally from some other part of that building, and is constructed or adapted for use for the purposes of a dwelling; “functional land”, in relation to a charity, means land occupied by the charity or by trustees for it, and wholly or mainly used for charitable purposes; “landlord” (except for the purposes of Part 1) means the immediate landlord or, in relation to a statutory tenant, the person who, apart from the statutory tenancy, would be entitled to possession of the premises subject to the tenancy; “lease” and related expressions shall be construed in accordance with section 59(1) and (2); “long lease” has the meaning given by section 59(3); “mortgage” includes any charge or lien, and references to a mortgagee shall be construed accordingly; “notices in proceedings” means notices or other documents served in, or in connection with, any legal proceedings; . . . “resident landlord” shall be construed in accordance with section 58(2); “statutory tenancy” and “statutory tenant” mean a statutory tenancy or statutory tenant within the meaning of the Rent Act 1977 or the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976; “tenancy” includes a statutory tenancy. (1A) In this Act a reference to the Welsh Ministers in their new towns residuary capacity means the Welsh Ministers so far as exercising functions in relation to anything transferred (or to be transferred) to them as mentioned in section 36(1)(a)(i) to (iii) of the New Towns Act 1981. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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