- benefits claimant
(“ceisydd budd-daliadau”) means a person who— (a) is entitled to payments (including payments made directly to a landlord) under or by virtue of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 or the Welfare Reform Act 2012, or would be so entitled were the person to become a contract-holder under an occupation contract, (b) is entitled to payments (including payments made directly to a landlord) under or by virtue of the Jobseekers Act 1995, the State Pension Credit Act 2002, the Tax Credits Act 2002, the Welfare Reform Act 2007 or the Pensions Act 2014, (c) is in receipt of a reduction in the amount of council tax payable in respect of the person’s current home under a scheme made by a billing authority under or by virtue of section 13A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, or (d) would be entitled to a reduction in the amount of council tax payable in respect of the dwelling in question under a scheme made by the billing authority in whose area the dwelling is situated under or by virtue of section 13A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, if the person were to— (a) rent the dwelling under an occupation contract, and (b) if an application is a
- billing authority
has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (see section 1(2) of that Act).
- child
(“plentyn”) means a person under the age of 18;
- communication service
means a service enabling any of the following to be used—
- community landlord
(“landlord cymunedol”) has the meaning given by section 9 of the 2016 Act;
- contract-holder
(“deiliad contract”) has the same meaning as in the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1) (referred to in this section as “the 2016 Act”);
- deadline for agreement
means the fifteenth day of the period beginning with the day on which the holding deposit is paid.
- default
means—
- document
includes information recorded otherwise than in legible form, and in relation to information so recorded, any reference to the production of a document is a reference to the production of a copy of the information in legible form.
- dwelling
(“annedd”) has the same meaning as in the 2016 Act;
- enactment
means an enactment (whenever enacted or made) comprised in, or in an instrument made under—
- false or misleading
means false or misleading in a material respect.
- holding deposit
(“blaendal cadw”) has the meaning given in Schedule 1;
- landlord
(“landlord”) has the same meaning as in the 2016 Act;
- letting agent
(“asiant gosod eiddo”) means a person who carries out lettings work or property management work (whether or not the person carries out other work);
- licensing authority
means a person designated as a licensing authority under section 3 of Part 1 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 7). • “local weights and measures authority” has the meaning given by section 69(2) of the Weights and Measures Act 1985.
- local housing authority
(“awdurdod tai lleol”) means the council for a county or county borough in Wales;
- local weights and measures authority
has the meaning given by section 69(2) of the Weights and Measures Act 1985.
- occupation contract
(“contract meddiannaeth”) has the same meaning as in the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1) (see section 7 of that Act);
- prescribed limit
means a limit specified by, or determined in accordance with, regulations.
- prohibited payment
(“taliad gwaharddedig”) has the meaning given in section 4;
- prospective contract-holder
(“darpar ddeiliad contract”) means a person seeking to find a dwelling to rent under an occupation contract;
- prospective landlord
(“darpar landlord”) means a person who proposes to let a dwelling under an occupation contract;
- regulations
(“rheoliadau”) means regulations made by the Welsh Ministers;
- relevant person
(“person perthnasol”) has the meaning given in section 8J.
- security deposit
means money paid as security for— arising under or in connection with an occupation contract.
- senior officer
means a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate.
- standard occupation contract
(“contract meddiannaeth safonol”) means a contract that is a standard contract for the purposes of the 2016 Act.
- support services
(“gwasnaethau cymorth”) has the meaning given by section 143 of the 2016 Act (see, in particular, subsection (4) of that section).
- television licence
means a licence for the purposes of section 363 of the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21).
- utility
means any of the following—