BUILDING REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 62
BUILDING REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 62
62 . Requirement to maintain certain smoke alarms
(1) This regulation
applies to a person who is the lessor of a dwelling, within the meaning given
in the Residential Tenancies Act 1987 section 3.
(2) The lessor of a
dwelling must, to the extent practicable —
(a)
ensure that each alarm installed in the dwelling is in working order; and
(b) if
an alarm was, at the time of its installation, required to be connected to the
mains power supply, ensure that the alarm —
(i)
is permanently connected to the mains power supply; or
(ii)
if the alarm is to be installed at a location in the
dwelling where there is no hidden space in which to run the necessary
electrical wiring and there is no appropriate alternative
location — has a 10 year life battery that cannot be removed;
or
(iii)
if, in relation to the alarm, the use of a battery
powered smoke alarm has been approved under regulation 61 —
has a 10 year life battery that cannot be removed;
and
(c)
ensure that each alarm installed in the dwelling —
(i)
has not reached its expiry date if one is provided on the
alarm; or
(ii)
is not more than 10 years old if no expiry date is
provided on the alarm.
[Regulation 62 amended: Gazette
18 Dec 2012 p. 6574; 24 Apr 2014 p. 1140‑1.]
[Part 9 1 (r. 63-68) omitted under the Reprints Act 1984
s. 7(4)(e).]
[Heading inserted: Gazette 18 Dec 2012
p. 6575.]