Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016

Construction of section 2 (interpretation) of Act of 2000 during specified period

13. Section 2 of the Act of 2000 shall have effect in subsection (1) during the specified period—

(a) as if “, or section 9 of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016” were inserted after “or 37N” in the definition of “permission”,

(b) as if “, or section 12 of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016” were inserted after “or 174” in the definition of “permission regulations”,

(c) as if the following were inserted after subparagraph (a) in the definition of “strategic infrastructure development”:

“(aa) any proposed development referred to in section 4 (other than development in respect of which an election has been exercised under subsection (4) of that section) of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016,”,

(d) as if the following definition were inserted after the definition of “structure”:

“ ‘student accommodation’—

(a) means a building or part thereof used or to be used to accommodate students whether or not provided by a relevant provider (within the meaning of Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012 ), and that is not for use—

(i) as permanent residential accommodation, or

(ii) subject to paragraph (b), as a hotel, hostel, apart-hotel or similar type accommodation,

and

(b) includes residential accommodation that is used as tourist or visitor accommodation but only if it is so used outside of academic term times;”,

(e) as if “or under section 9 of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016,” were inserted after “or 37N of this Act,” in subparagraph (b) of the definition of “unauthorised structure”, and

(f) as if “or under section 9 of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016,” were inserted after “or 37N of this Act,” in subparagraph (b) of the definition of “unauthorised use”.