PART 5ACCURACY OF HOME INFORMATION PACKS

Updating of required pack documents21

1

This regulation applies to any document included in a home information pack under regulation 8 (including that regulation as modified by regulation 10).

2

Where the responsible person amends such a document or obtains or creates a further version of it, he must—

a

include the amended document or the further version in the pack;

b

amend accordingly such translations, additional versions, summaries or explanations as are included in the pack under regulation 9(e), 9(f) or 9(g) or include a further version of such translations, additional versions, summaries or explanations; and

c

remove such documents as have been wholly superseded by a document included under sub-paragraphs (a) or (b).

3

The time at which the responsible person amends a document or obtains or creates a further version of it under paragraph (2) becomes the first point of marketing for that document—

a

for the purposes of any provision of these Regulations that requires the age or currency of a pack document to be determined by reference to a period preceding the first point of marketing; and

b

until such time (if any) as a further first point of marketing arises under regulation 3(4), Part 4 or this Part.