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The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 20225

(3) The required information must be provided by the

responsible person—

(a) to a new resident of domestic premises in the

building, as soon as reasonably practicable after that

resident moves into the premises; and

(b) to all residents of domestic premises within the

building, within each period of 12 months beginning

with the date these Regulations come into force.

(4) The responsible person, in relation to a building

which contains two or more sets of domestic premises

and which is above 11 metres in height, must use best

endeavours to undertake checks of fire doors at the

entrances of individual domestic premises in the

building at least every 12 months.

(5) The responsible person must keep a record of the

steps taken to comply with the obligation in paragraph

(4) including in any case where access to the domestic

premises was not granted during any 12 month period,

the steps taken by the responsible person to try and

gain access.

(6) The responsible person in relation to a building

which contains two or more sets of domestic premises

and which is above 11 metres in height, must undertake

checks of any fire doors in communal areas of the

building at least every 3 months.

(7) The checks required by paragraphs (4) and (6) must

include ensuring that the self-closing devices for the

doors are working.

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 20059

Risk assessment

9.—(1) The responsible person must make a suitable

and sufficient assessment of the risks to which

relevant persons are exposed for the purpose of

identifying the general fire precautions he needs to

take to comply with the requirements and prohibitions

imposed on him by or under this Order.

(2) Where a dangerous substance is or is liable to be

present in or on the premises, the risk assessment must

include consideration of the matters set out in Part 1

of Schedule 1.

(3) Any such assessment must be reviewed by the

responsible person regularly so as to keep it up to

date and particularly if—

(a) there is reason to suspect that it is no longer

valid; or

(b) there has been a significant change in the matters

to which it relates including when the premises,

special, technical and organisational measures, or

organisation of the work undergo significant changes,

extensions, or conversions,

and where changes to an assessment are required as a

result of any such review, the responsible person must

make them.

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 200515

Maintenance

17.—(1) Where necessary in order to safeguard the

safety of relevant persons the responsible person must

ensure that the premises and any facilities, equipment

and devices provided in respect of the premises under

this Order or, subject to paragraph (6), under any other

enactment, including any enactment repealed or revoked

by this Order, are subject to a suitable system of

maintenance and are maintained in an efficient state,

in efficient working order and in good repair.

The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 19986

Thorough examination and inspection

9.—(3) Subject to paragraph (6), every employer shall

ensure that lifting equipment which is exposed to

conditions causing deterioration which is liable to

result in dangerous situations is—

(a) thoroughly examined—

(i) in the case of lifting equipment for lifting

persons or an accessory for lifting, at least every

6 months;

(ii) in the case of other lifting equipment, at least

every 12 months; or

(iii) in either case, in accordance with an

examination scheme; and

The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 199822

Duties of landlords

36.—(3) Without prejudice to the generality of

paragraph (2) above, a landlord shall—

(a) ensure that each appliance and flue to which that

duty extends is checked for safety within 12 months

of being installed and at intervals of not more than

12 months since it was last checked for safety

(b) in the case of a lease commencing after the

coming into force of these Regulations, ensure that

each appliance and flue to which the duty extends has

been checked for safety within a period of 12 months

before the lease commences

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 20202

Duties of private landlords

3.—(1) A landlord who grants or intends to grant a

specified tenancy must—

(a) ensure that the electrical safety standards are met

during any period when the residential premises are

occupied under a specified tenancy;

(b) ensure every electrical installation in the

residential premises is inspected and tested at

regular intervals by a qualified person; and

The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 20152

Duty of landlord

4.—(1) A relevant landlord in respect of a specified

tenancy must ensure that—

(a) during any period when the premises are occupied

under the tenancy—

(i) a smoke alarm is equipped on each storey of the

premises on which there is a room used wholly or

partly as living accommodation;

(ii) a carbon monoxide alarm is equipped in any room

of the premises which is used wholly or partly as

living accommodation and contains a fixed combustion

appliance other than a gas cooker;