# The Pubs Code etc. Regulations 2016, Regulation 14: Short agreements


(1) Before entering into a short agreement, the pub-owning business must provide the following information to the tied pub tenant—
(a) the amount of rent, or money payable in lieu of rent, which is to be paid under the short agreement;
(b) the information specified in paragraphs 12 to 17, 19, 20, 28, 32 and 34 of Schedule 1;
(c) the arrangements for the payment of utility bills.
(2) The pub-owning business must advise the tenant to complete pubs entry training before entering into a short agreement unless the tenant meets at least one of the conditions in paragraph (3).
(3) The conditions are—
(a) that, on the day on which the short agreement is proposed, the tied pub tenant operates at least one other tied pub other than a tied pub occupied under a short agreement;
(b) that the tied pub tenant can demonstrate that the tenant has at least 3 years of relevant business management experience;
(c) that the pub-owning business has, at any time, granted the tenant a tenancy or licence in relation to a tied pub, other than a tenancy or licence in connection with another short agreement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111147481/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-pubs-code-etc-regulations-2016/regulation-14
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