# The Pubs Code etc. Regulations 2016, Regulation 57: Void or unenforceable terms of a tenancy or licence

Extent: E+W

(1) 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—
(a) 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
(b) provide that a rent review or a review of money payable by the tenant in lieu of rent in relation to the tied pub—
(i) may be initiated only by the pub-owning business; or
(ii) may only determine that the rent or money payable in lieu of rent is to be increased.
(2) 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 agreement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/790/regulation/57 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pubs-code-etc-regulations-2016/regulation-57
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