47Prohibition on contracting out
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(1)The terms of any agreement of a kind mentioned in subsection (2) are of no effect in so far as they purport to—
(a)exclude or limit any duty a letting agent has under the Letting Agent Code of Practice, or
(b)impose any penalty, disability or obligation in the event of a person enforcing compliance by the letting agent with such a duty.
(2)The agreements are—
(a)an agreement between a landlord and a letting agent,
(b)an agreement between a tenant and a letting agent,
(c)an agreement (including a lease) between a landlord and a tenant.