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Do the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 (the Electrical Safety Regulations), SI 2020/312 apply to agricultural tenancies (which include a dwelling as part of the holding) and that are protected by the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986? If the Electrical Safety Regulations do apply, is it sufficient for the landlord to require the tenant to carry out any remedial work (ie if electrical installations fall within the contractual repairing obligations of the tenant)?

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It is assumed that:

  1. •

    there is an element of residential occupation to the agricultural tenancy, for example a farmhouse or a farm cottage

  2. •

    the tenancy is a ‘specified tenancy’ which meets the criteria of the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 (Electrical Safety Regulations), SI 2020/312, reg 2

  3. •

    the tenancy is not an ‘Excluded Tenancy’ outlined in the Electrical Safety Regulations, SI 2020/312, Sch 1

Electrical Safety Regulations apply to ‘specified tenancies’, which meet the following criteria in the Electrical Safety Regulations, SI 2020/312, reg 2 of:

  1. •

    it is a tenancy of residential premises in England

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