SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Permitted payments

11Payment in respect of communication services

1

A payment for or in connection with the provision of a communication service is a permitted payment if the tenancy agreement requires the payment to be made.

2

But, in the case of a payment to a landlord, if the amount of the payment exceeds the reasonable costs incurred by the landlord for or in connection with the provision of the service, the amount of the excess is a prohibited payment.

3

In this Act “communication service” means a service enabling any of the following to be used—

a

a telephone other than a mobile telephone;

b

the internet;

c

cable television;

d

satellite television.