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The Houses in Multiple Occupation (Living Accommodation Standard) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019
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- 2019 No. 31
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Installations for the supply of water, gas and electricity and for sanitation, space heating and heating water
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6.—(1) All units of accommodation must be equipped with adequate means of space heating which is capable of maintaining a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius when the outside temperature is -1 degrees Celsius. Electrical heating appliances must have a dedicated electrical socket.
(2) The heating must be available at all times and must be under the control of the occupant. The method of heating must be safe and efficient.
(3) The landlord must ensure that the water supply and drainage system serving the HMO is maintained in good, clean and working condition and in particular they must ensure that:—
(a)any tank, cistern or similar receptacle used for the storage of water for drinking or other domestic purposes is kept in a good, clean and working condition, with a cover kept over it to keep the water in a clean and proper condition; and
(b)any water fitting which is liable to damage by frost is protected from frost damage.
(4) The landlord must not unreasonably cause or permit the water or drainage supply that is used by any occupier at the HMO to be interrupted.
(5) In this regulation “water fitting” means a pipe, tap, cock, valve, ferrule, meter, cistern, bath, water closet or soil pan used in connection with the supply or use of water other than an overflow pipe or the mains supply pipe.
(6) The landlord must supply to the council within 7 days of receiving a request in writing from that council the latest gas appliance test certificate he has received in relation to the testing of any gas appliance at the HMO by a Gas Safe registered contractor.
(7) The landlord must:—
(a)ensure that every fixed electrical installation is inspected and tested at intervals not exceeding five years by a person qualified to undertake such inspection and testing;
(b)obtain a certificate from the person conducting that test, specifying the results of the test; and
(c)supply that certificate to the council within 7 days of receiving a request in writing for it from that council.
(8) The landlord must not unreasonably cause the gas or electricity supply that is used by any occupier within the HMO to be interrupted.
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