Part 5 - Regulation of Estate Management Section 99: Interpretation of Part 5
Section 99 defines various terms used throughout Part 5. Subsection (1) sets out the meaning of "appropriate authority" to mean the Secretary of State in relation to England and to mean the Welsh Ministers in relation to Wales. It also sets out the meaning of "the appropriate tribunal" to mean, in relation to a dwelling in England, the First-tier Tribunal or, where determined by or under Tribunal Procedure Rules, the Upper Tribunal; and in relation to a dwelling in Wales, a leasehold valuation tribunal. The definition of "long lease" is also set out as having the meaning given in Section 77(2) of the 1993 Act. Subsection (1) also gives meaning to other terms.
	Subsection (1) also defines as "dwelling" as a building or part of a building occupied or intended to be occupied as a separate dwelling, together with any yard, garden, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to it or usually enjoyed with it. Subsection (2) sets out that for the purposes of this Part, a person "owns" a dwelling if (a) the person owns freehold land which comprises a dwelling, (b) the person is a tenant of a dwelling under a long lease or (c)where the dwelling is part of a building (i) the person owns the freehold land which comprises the building, or (ii) the person is a tenant of the building under a long lease.