Regulation 4 Duties of relevant landlord in relation to prescribed alarmsI1

A relevant landlord in respect of a specified tenancy must ensure that—

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), a bathroom or lavatory is to be treated as a room used as living accommodation.

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), a tenancy begins on the day on which, under the terms of the tenancy, the tenant is entitled to possession under that tenancy.

For the purposes of meeting the requirement in paragraph (1)(c) both the determination (following a report) as to whether the prescribed alarm is in proper working order and any required repair or replacement must be carried out by or on behalf of the landlord as soon as reasonably practicable.

In this regulation—

• “new tenancy” means a tenancy granted on or after F61st October 2022, but does not include—

  1. (a)

     a tenancy granted in pursuance of an agreement entered into before that date;

  2. (b)

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  3. (c)

     a tenancy which comes into being on the coming to an end of an earlier tenancy, under which, on its coming into being—

     1. (i)

        the landlord and tenant are the same as under the earlier tenancy as at its coming to an end; and

     2. (ii)

        the premises let are the same or substantially the same as those let under the earlier tenancy as at that time;

• “room” includes a hall or landing; F8...

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