Interpretation in this Part

(1) In this Part, “agent” means, in relation to the landlord of a dwelling house, a person who collects rent in respect thereof on behalf of the landlord or is authorised by him to do so, or in the case of a dwelling-house occupied by a person who holds under a contract of employment under which the provision of the house for his occupation forms part of his remuneration, a person who pays remuneration to the occupier on behalf of the employer or is authorised by him to do so; “dwelling”, “dwelling-house” or “house” means any premises used as a separate dwelling and includes any part of a building which is occupied, or intended to be occupied, as a separate dwelling; “Housing Association” means a society, body of trustees or company established for the purpose of, or amongst whose objects or powers are included those of constructing, improving or managing or facilitating or encouraging the construction or improvement of houses which the Minister for the purposes of this Part may think and certify to be a Housing “landlord” means the immediate landlord of an occupier and includes, in relation to an occupier of a dwelling-house who holds under a contract of employment under which the provision of the house for his occupation forms part of his remuneration, his employer; “official representation” means a representation made by any local authority with regard to any area within the jurisdiction of that authority, or a representation made by a medical officer of health or any statutory Health Authority; “sanitary defects” includes darkness, dampness, lack of air space or of ventilation, absence of adequate and readily accessible water supply or sanitary accommodation or of other conveniences, and inadequate paving or drainage of courts, yards or passages; and “slum clearance area” means an area defined and declared as such in the manner hereinafter contained to be acquired or redeveloped for the purposes and in accordance with this Part. (2) A house shall be deemed to be overcrowded if the average floor space of such house is less than forty square feet for each person, Provided that only rooms normally required as living rooms or bedrooms are included and that no account is taken of children under one year of age.