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Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and application

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector and Social Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 · S.I. 2020/312View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1: Introduction

These Regulations may be cited as the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector and Social Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020.

These Regulations come into force on 1st June 2020.

These Regulations apply in England only to—

all new specified tenancies from 1st July 2020; and
all existing specified tenancies from 1st April 2021.

These Regulations apply in England only in relation to specified tenancies.

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