Part VIII MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL

Miscellaneous

209AF1 Rights of tenants in relation to metering.

1

Subject to subsection (3) below, no express or implied term of any tenancy is to be regarded—

a

as excluding or restricting the exercise by the tenant of any right to give—

i

a measured charges notice under section 144A above, or

ii

any consent for the purposes of section 144B(2)(a)(ii) above,

b

as preventing the installation or connection, in pursuance of such a notice or consent given by the tenant, of a meter for use in determining the charges which may be fixed in relation to water supplied to the premises comprised in the tenancy, or

c

as requiring any consent to be obtained in relation to such installation or connection.

2

In subsection (1) above “tenancy” includes a licence which is treated as a tenancy by virtue of section 79(3) of M1the Housing Act 1985; and references to a “tenant” are to be construed accordingly.

3

Subsection (1) above does not apply where the tenancy is a fixed term tenancy for a term of less than six months; and for this purpose “fixed term tenancy” means any tenancy other than a periodic tenancy.