Regulation 8 Auxiliary aids or services

(1)

The following are to be treated as auxiliary aids or services for the purposes of paragraphs 2 to 4 of Schedule 4 to the Act—

(a)

the removal, replacement or (subject to paragraph (2)) provision of any furniture, furnishings, materials, equipment and other chattels;

(b)

the replacement or provision of any signs or notices;

(c)

the replacement of any taps or door handles;

(d)

the replacement, provision or adaptation of any door bell, or any door entry system;

(e)

changes to the colour of any surface (such as, for example, a wall or door).

(2)

Paragraph (1)(a) does not include the provision of any item which would be a fixture when installed.

(3)

It is reasonable to regard a request for a matter falling within paragraph (1) as a request for a controller of premises to take steps in order to provide an auxiliary aid or service.

(4)

In paragraph (3), the “controller of premises” means—

(a)

in relation to paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the Act, the controller of let premises;

(b)

in relation to paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the Act, the controller of premises that are to let; and,

(c)

in relation to paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Act, the commonhold association.