The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015

Amendments to Schedule 4 to the Housing Act 2004 E+W

15.—(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.”; and

(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.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 15 in force at 1.10.2015, see reg. 1(1)