# The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997, Paragraph 1: Houseboats


Where an application for a determination or a redetermination relates in whole or in part to mooring charges for a houseboat, this Order applies in relation to that application (or, as the case may be, to that part which relates to those charges) with the following modifications—
(a) references to a tenancy, a tenancy of a dwelling or an assured tenancy, an assured tenancy or an occupation contract are references to an agreement under which those charges are payable (and references to a landlord and a tenant shall be construed accordingly); and
(b) no determination shall be made under paragraph 2 of Part I of Schedule 1 (size criteria) and references to the dwelling exceeding the size criteria shall not apply.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1984/schedule/4/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rent-officers-housing-benefit-functions-order-1997/schedule-4/paragraph-1
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