Article 3

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2) of this Article, no person shall use, cause or permit the use of electricity or fuel for the purpose of heating premises so as to cause the temperature of those premises to exceed 68 degrees Fahrenheit (which is equivalent to 20 degrees Centigrade):

Provided that if any enactment requires the heating of any premises or any part thereof to be maintained in certain circumstances at a specific temperature or at not less than a specific temperature, nothing in this Article shall require the heating of such premises or part thereof (as the case may be) in those circumstances to fall below the minimum temperature so specified even if in consequence thereof the temperature of any other part of such premises is thereby caused to exceed that specified in the last foregoing paragraph.

(2)

Nothing in paragraph (1) of this Article shall apply to the use of electricity or fuel for the purpose of heating that part of any premises which is used for living accommodation, unless the heating of that part cannot be controlled separately from the heating of the parts of those premises which are not so used, or which is used as a sauna bath, turkish bath or swimming bath; or heating any part of any premises to the extent that such heating is necessary—

(a)

for the maintenance of the health or well being of any person on those premises who is ill, disabled, infirm, pregnant, under the age of 5 years or over the age of 60 years;

(b)

in the course of any industrial process, in the preparation of food, for purposes of research, or for agricultural purposes within the meaning of the Agriculture Act 1947;

(c)

to prevent damage or deterioration to food, goods, material or growing crops or to prevent damage to or impairment of the functioning of any apparatus or equipment on the premises which is sensitive to changes of temperature or humidity; or

(d)

for preserving the health of any animal or bird on the premises;

or heating any part of any premises in respect of which a licence has been granted by the Secretary of State under this Order.