After section 3 of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted in Part 1:

3A.     Meaning of owner

For the purposes of this Act, a person is an owner, in respect of any premises –

(a) in the case of an owner as referred to in sections 22A and 29B , if the person is an owner within the meaning of section 4 of the Building Act 2016 ; or

(b) in any other case, if the person –

(i) is entitled to any interest in the premises; or

(ii) has contracted to buy the premises; or

(iii) is entitled to receive, or is in receipt of, the rents and profits of the premises, whether as beneficial owner, trustee, mortgagee in possession or otherwise; or

(iv) has, or is entitled to have, the management or control of any premises.