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Supplementary provisionsE+W
457 Meaning of “house” and “house property”.E+W
In this Part “house” includes—
(a)any yard, garden, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to the house or usually enjoyed with it, and
(b)any part of a building which is occupied or intended to be occupied as a separate dwelling including, in particular, a flat;
and “house property” shall be construed accordingly.
458 Minor definitions.E+W
[F1(1 )] In this Part—
“the corresponding Northern Ireland provisions” means—
(a)in relation to section 442 (local authority agreements to indemnify mortgagees), Article 156 of the M1Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981;
(b)in relation to sections 445 to 449 (assistance for first-time buyers), Part IX of that Order;
“the corresponding Scottish provisions”, in relation to sections 445 to 449 (assistance for first-time buyers), means [F2sections 222 to 228 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987];
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3
[F4 “ housing authority ” includes ([F5subject to subsections (1A) and (2) and sections 450A(6), 450B(4) and 450D(10)]) any local authority, an urban development corporation, [F6a Mayoral development corporation,] the [F7 Homes and Communities Agency, the] [F8Relevant Authority] [F9a private registered provider of social housing] and a [F10registered social landlord ] ; ]
“long lease” means a lease creating a long tenancy within the meaning of section 115.
[F11 “ service charge ” has the meaning given by section 18(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (c. 70). ]
[F12(1A)A profit-making registered provider of social housing is a housing authority for the purposes of this Part only in relation to social housing within the meaning of Part 2 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.]
[F13(2) In section 444 “ housing authority ” does not include the Secretary of State unless the interest in the house is or was acquired on a disposal by him under section 90 of the M2 Housing Associations Act 1985; and in section 452 “ housing authority ” does not include the Secretary of State unless the disposal was under that section 90. ]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 458 renumbered as s. 458(1) (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 140, Sch. 16 para. 18(2) (with ss. 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 5
F2Words in definition "the corresponding Scottish provisions" in s. 458(1) substituted by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), ss. 335, 339(2), Sch. 23 para. 30(3)
F3Definition in s. 458(1) repealed by Building Societies Act 1986 (c. 53, SIF 16), ss. 54(3)(a)(5), 120(2), Sch. 19 Pt. I
F4Definition "housing authority" in s. 458(1) inserted (17.8.1992) by Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63, SIF 61), s. 24(2), Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 37; S.I. 1992/1753, art. 2(2) (with restriction in Sch. para. 4)
F5Words in definition "housing authority" in s. 458(1) substituted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/866), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 33(2)(a) (with art. 6, Sch. 3)
F6Words in definition "housing authority" in s. 458(1) inserted (15.1.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(1)(l), Sch. 22 para. 14
F7Words in definition "housing authority" in s. 458(1) inserted (1.12.2008) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3002), art. 4, Sch. 1 para. 24 (with Sch. 2); S.I. 2008/3068, arts. 1(2), 2(1)(b) (with arts. 6-13)
F8Words in definition "housing authority" in s. 458(1) substituted (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 140, Sch. 16 para. 5 (with ss. 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 5
F9Words in definition "housing authority" in s. 458(1) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/866), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 33(2)(b) (with art. 6, Sch. 3)
F10Words in definition "housing authority" in s. 458(1) substituted (1.10.1996) by S.I. 1996/2325, art. 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 14(25)
F11S. 458(1): definition "service charges" inserted (30.9.2003 for E. and 30.3.2004 for W.) by 2002 c. 15, ss. 150, 181(1), Sch. 9 para. 4; S.I. 2003/1986, art. 2(c)(i) (subject to Sch. 2); S.I. 2004/669, art. 2(c)(i), Sch. 2
F12S. 458(1A) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/866), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 33(3) (with art. 6, Sch. 3)
F13S. 458(2) inserted (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 140, Sch. 16 para. 18(3) (with ss. 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 5
Marginal Citations
459 Index of defined expressions: Part XIV.E+W
The following Table shows provisions defining or otherwise explaining expressions used in this Part (other than provisions defining or explaining an expression used in the same section or paragraph):—
| bank | section 622 |
| building society | section 622 |
| [F14co-operative housing association] | [F14section 5(2)] |
| F15. . . | F15. . . |
| corresponding Northern Ireland provisions | section 458 |
| corresponding Scottish provisions | section 458 |
| [F16development corporation | section 4(1)(c)] |
| . . . F17 | . . . F17 |
| district valuer | section 622 |
| first time purchaser | section 449(2)(d) |
| fit for human habitation | section 604 |
| friendly society | section 622 |
| house | section 457 |
| house property | section 457 |
| housing association | section 5(1) |
| [F18housing authority] | [F18sections 4(a) and 458] |
| F19 . . . F20 | . . . F20 |
| insurance company | section 622 |
| local authority | section 4(e) |
| long lease | sections 115 and 458 |
| new town corporation | section 4(b) |
| ownership and proprietor (in relation to an advance under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts) | paragraphs 9(2) and (3) of Schedule 18 |
| . . . | F19. . . |
| recognised lending institution | section 447 |
| recognised savings institution | section 448 |
| [F21 registered social landlord] | [F19 section 5(4) and (5)] |
| [F22 the Relevant Authority] | [F22 section 6A] |
| residence (in relation to an advance under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts) | paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 18 |
| [F18service charge] | [F23section 458] |
| statutory conditions (in relation to an advance under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts) | paragraph 2 of Schedule 18 |
| trustee savings bank | section 622 |
| urban development corporation | section 4(d) |
Textual Amendments
F14Entry inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 140(1), Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 58
F15Entry in s. 459 repealed (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 38, ss. 140, 152, Sch. 16 para. 19(a), Sch. 18 Pt. IV (with ss. 137(1), 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 5
F16S. 459: entry in table inserted (1.12.2008) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3068), art. 4, Sch. 1 para. 25 (with Sch. 2); S.I. 2008/3068, arts. 1(2), 2(1)(b) (with arts. 6-13)
F17Entry repealed by Building Societies Act 1986 (c. 53, SIF 16), ss. 54(3)(a)(5), 120(2), Sch. 19 Pt. I
F18Entries in s. 459 inserted (17.8.1992) by Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63, SIF 61), s. 24(2), Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 38; S.I. 1992/1753, art. 2(2) (with restriction in Sch. para. 4)
F19Entry in s. 459 repealed (24.9.1996) by 1996 c. 52, ss. 227, 232(2), Sch. 19 Pt. XIV
F20Entry repealed by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 194(4), Sch. 12 Pt. II Note 2
F21Entry in s. 459 substituted (1.10.1996) by S.I. 1996/2325, art. 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 14(26)
F22Entry in s. 459 inserted (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 140, Sch. 16 para. 19(b) (with ss. 139(2), 141(1, 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 5
F23S. 459: words in entry relating to "service charge" substituted (30.9.2003 for E. and 30.3.2004 for W.) by 2002 c. 15, ss. 150, 181(1), Sch. 9 para. 5; S.I.2003/1986, art. 2(c)(i) (subject to Sch. 2); S.I. 2004/669, art. 2(c)(i), Sch. 2
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