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The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Introduction

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and application

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART 2 Duties of private landlords

    1. 3.Duties of private landlords in relation to electrical installations

  4. PART 3 Remedial action

    1. 4.Duty of local housing authority to serve a remedial notice

    2. 5.Duty of private landlord to comply with a remedial notice

    3. 6.Power of local housing authority to arrange remedial action

    4. 7.Appeals relating to remedial action by local housing authorities

    5. 8.Recovery of costs

    6. 9.Appeals against recovery of costs

  5. PART 4 Urgent remedial action

    1. 10.Urgent remedial action

  6. PART 5 Financial penalties

    1. 11.Financial penalties for breach of duties

    2. 12.Procedure for and appeals against financial penalties

  7. PART 6 Licences under Parts 2 and 3 of the Housing Act 2004

    1. 13.Amendments to Schedule 4 to the Housing Act 2004

  8. PART 7 Duty of manager to supply and maintain gas and electricity

    1. 14.Amendments to the Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation (England) Regulations 2006

  9. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Excluded tenancies

      1. 1.Private registered provider of social housing

      2. 2.Shared accommodation with landlord or landlord’s family

      3. 3.Long leases

      4. 4.Student halls of residence

      5. 5.Hostels and refuges

      6. 6.Care homes

      7. 7.Hospitals and hospices

      8. 8.Other accommodation relating to healthcare provision

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Procedure for and appeals against financial penalties

      1. 1.Notice of intent

      2. 2.Right to make representations

      3. 3.Final notice

      4. 4.Withdrawal or amendment of notice

      5. 5.Appeals

      6. 6.Recovery of financial penalty

      7. 7.Proceeds of financial penalties

  10. Explanatory Note

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