Section 325 The room standard.

England and Wales

(1)

The room standard is contravened when the number of persons sleeping in a dwelling and the number of rooms available as sleeping accommodation is such that two persons of opposite sexes who are not living together as F1a married couple or civil partners must sleep in the same room.

(2)

For this purpose—

(a)

children under the age of ten shall be left out of account, and

(b)

a room is available as sleeping accommodation if it is of a type normally used in the locality either as a bedroom or as a living room.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 325(1) substituted (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 10(5)

Notes on Part X

Modifications

C1: Pt. X (ss. 324–344): power to apply certain functions conferred by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 65(2)(4)