Section 558 — Housing Act 1985: Interpretation of ss. 553 to 557.

Interpretation of ss. 553 to 557. 558 1 In sections 553 to 557 (effect of repurchase on occupier)—

a “ dwelling-house ” has the same meaning as in Part IV (secure tenancies);

b “ occupier ”, in relation to a dwelling-house, means a person who occupies the dwelling-house as his only or principal home or (in the case of a statutory tenant) as his residence;

c references to the grant of a secure tenancy are to the grant of a tenancy which would be a secure tenancy assuming that the tenant under the tenancy occupies the dwelling-house as his only or principal home d references to the grant of a secure contract are to the grant of an occupation contract which would be a secure contract (within the meaning given by section 8 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1) ) assuming that the contract-holder under the contract occupies the dwelling as their only or principal home;

e the following terms have the same meaning as in the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016—

i “ contract-holder ” (see section 7 (see also section 48) of that Act);

ii “ occupation contract ” (see section 7 of that Act).