In these Regulations—

• “authorised person” means a person authorised in writing by the local housing authority for the purpose of taking remedial action under regulation 7;

• “building” includes part of a building;

• “penalty charge” means a monetary penalty imposed under regulation 8;

• “premises”3 does not include vehicles or vessels or—

  1. a

     an HMO (as defined in section 77 of the Housing Act 2004) in respect of which a licence is required under Part 2 of that Act, or

  2. b

     a house (as defined in section 99 of that Act) in respect of which a licence is required under Part 3 of that Act;

• “prescribed alarm” means an alarm which is required to be equipped at residential premises under regulation 4(1)(a);

• “remedial action” means action—

  1. a

     to install a prescribed alarm;

  2. b

     to repair a prescribed alarm; or

  3. c

     to check a prescribed alarm is in proper working order;

• “remedial notice” means a notice requiring the landlord on whom it is served to take such remedial action as is specified in the notice in accordance with regulation 5(2)(c);

• “rent” includes any sum paid in the nature of rent;

• “residential premises”4 means premises (as defined above) all or part of which comprise a dwelling; and

• “specified tenancy” means a tenancy5 of residential premises in England which—

  1. a

     grants one or more persons the right to occupy all or part of the premises as their only or main residence;

  2. b

     provides for payment of rent (whether or not a market rent); and

  3. c

     is not a tenancy of a description specified in the Schedule to these Regulations.