PART 6Licences under Parts 2 and 3 of the Housing Act 2004
Amendments to Schedule 4 to the Housing Act 200415
1
In paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Housing Act 2004 (licences under parts 2 and 3: mandatory conditions)—
a
in sub-paragraph (4)—
i
before paragraph (a) insert—
za
where the house is in England—
i
to ensure that a smoke alarm is installed on each storey of the house on which there is a room used wholly or partly as living accommodation, and
ii
to keep each such alarm in proper working order;
ii
in paragraph (a), at the beginning insert “where the house is in Wales,”
iii
in paragraph (b), at the beginning insert “in either case,”;
b
after sub-paragraph (4) insert—
4A
Where the house is in England, conditions requiring the licence holder—
a
to ensure that a carbon monoxide alarm is installed in any room in the house which is used wholly or partly as living accommodation and contains a solid fuel burning combustion appliance;
b
to keep any such alarm in proper working order; and
c
to supply the authority, on demand, with a declaration by him as to the condition and positioning of any such alarm.
c
after sub-paragraph (5) insert—
6
In sub-paragraph (4A) “room” includes a hall or landing.
7
For the purposes of sub-paragraphs (4) and (4A), a bathroom or lavatory is to be treated as a room used as living accommodation.
2
The amendments made by paragraph (1) apply only to licences granted or renewed on or after 1st October 2015.