Regulation 57 Void or unenforceable terms of a tenancy or licenceI1
England and Wales
A term of a tenancy or other agreement between a tied pub tenant and a pub-owning business (whether entered into before or after the commencement date) is void if it purports to—
penalise the tenant for requiring the pub-owning business to act, or not act, in accordance with Parts 2 to 10 of these Regulations; or
provide that a rent review or a review of money payable by the tenant in lieu of rent in relation to the tied pub—
may be initiated only by the pub-owning business; or
may only determine that the rent or money payable in lieu of rent is to be increased.
A dispute in relation to a term which is unenforceable, in that it purports to exclude, limit or otherwise modify the processes or the obligations of pub-owning businesses required under Parts 2 to 10 of these Regulations, may be arbitrated in accordance with an arbitration agreementf1.
Annotations
Commencement
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Reg. 57 in force at 21.7.2016, see reg. 1(b)
Footnotes
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Section 72(1) of SBEEA 2015 defines “arbitration agreement”.