The Secretary of State may by regulations impose duties on a ... landlord of residential premises in England to whom this section applies for the purposes of ensuring that electrical safety standards are met during any period when the premises are occupied under a tenancy.
This section applies to a landlord who is—
"Electrical safety standards" means standards specified in, or determined in accordance with, the regulations in relation to—
The duties imposed on the landlord may include duties to ensure that a qualified person has checked that the electrical safety standards are met.
The regulations may make provision about—
The regulations may require the landlord—
In this section—
"premises" includes land, buildings, moveable structures, vehicles and vessels;
"private landlord" means a landlord who is not within section 80(1) of the Housing Act 1985 (the landlord condition for secure tenancies);
"residential premises" means premises all or part of which comprise a dwelling;
"tenancy" includes a licence to occupy (and "landlord" is to be read accordingly).