Commentary on Sections Part 7 Section 263: Meaning of “person having control” and “person managing” etc
588.Section 263 defines for the purpose of the Act that "person having control" is the person who receives (directly or as an agency or trustee) the market rents from the tenants for a given premises or is otherwise entitled to receive the rents if the premises were let (i.e. an owner) “Person Managing” is someone who receives the rents directly from the occupier (but "rent" includes ground rent), so such a person could be a managing agent.