Part 10: Letting by Local Authorities of Vacant High-street premises General and supplementary provision Section 218: Interpretation of Part 10 Effect
Subsection (1) provides that the interpretative provisions in section 218 (interpretation of Part 10) apply for the purpose of Part 10.
	Subsection (2) sets out what is meant by a local authority for the purpose of Part 10.
	Subsection (3) provides clarification on what is meant by "premises" for the purpose of the power relating to HSRAs. This can mean the whole of a building that is designed or adapted to be used as a whole, or any part of a building which is designed or adapted to be used separately from other parts of the building, or any part of a building that could with reasonable adaptation be used separately from other parts of the building.
	Subsection (4) provides clarification of when premises are situated on a street for the purpose of Part 10.
	Subsections (5) and (6) provide definitions of "street" and "landlord".
	Subsection (7) provides for circumstances where a tenancy, licence or agreement is ignored for certain purposes.
	Subsection (8) defines "short-term tenancy", subsection (9) clarifies what is meant by terms of a contract or tenancy, and subsection (10) defines "mortgagee".
	Subsection (11) clarifies that references to regulations in Part 10 are regulations made by the Secretary of State.