Common use of Electrical Safety Clause in Contracts

Electrical Safety. The landlord must ensure that all electric fittings and items in the property are in a reasonable state of repair and in proper and safe working order. As part of this duty to keep electric fittings and items in a reasonable state of repair, the landlord must arrange for an electrical safety inspection to be carried out at least every 5 years. That inspection must be carried out by a qualified person who then issues two reports: • an Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) on any fixed installations; and • a Portable Appliance Testing Report (PAT) on moveable appliances - and the inspector should also stick a label on each tested item which sets out the inspection date, and each label should be signed by the inspector. The landlord must give the tenant copies of both reports. If the tester says that testing should be more frequent than once every five years (for example, once every 3 years), then the landlord must follow this advice. The EICR must cover: • Installations for the supply of electricity, • Electrical fittings, such as switches, sockets and visible wiring • Visual inspection of fixed electrical equipment such as electric showers, hard-wired smoke and fire detectors/tamper proof long- life lithium battery alarms and storage or panel heaters. The PAT covers movable appliances, which are any electrical items provided by the landlord, that are not fitted or fixed in, but can be moved about easily. These include appliances like kettles, lamps, vacuum cleaners, and white goods such as fridges or washing machines. The Scottish Government statutory guidance on electrical installations and appliances in private rented property can be found at xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxx/publications/electrical-installations-and- appliances-private-rented-properties/

Electrical Safety. The landlord must ensure that all electric fittings and items in the property are in a reasonable state of repair and in proper and safe working order. As part of this duty to keep electric fittings and items in a reasonable state of repair, the landlord must arrange for an electrical safety inspection to be carried out at least every 5 years. That inspection must be carried out by a qualified person who then issues two reports: • an Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) on any fixed installations; and • a Portable Appliance Testing Report (PAT) on moveable appliances - and the inspector should also stick a label on each tested item which sets out the inspection date, and each label should be signed by the inspector. The landlord must give the tenant copies of both reports. If the tester says that testing should be more frequent than once every five years (for example, once every 3 years), then the landlord must follow this advice. The EICR must cover: • Installations for the supply of electricity, • Electrical fittings, such as switches, sockets and visible wiring • Visual inspection of fixed electrical equipment such as electric showers, hard-wired smoke and fire detectors/tamper proof long- long-life lithium battery alarms and storage or panel heaters. The PAT covers movable appliances, which are any electrical items provided by the landlord, that are not fitted or fixed in, but can be moved about easily. These include appliances like kettles, lamps, vacuum cleaners, and white goods such as fridges or washing machines. The Scottish Government statutory guidance on electrical installations and appliances in private rented property can be found at xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxx/publications/electrical-installations-and- appliances-private-rented-properties/

Electrical Safety. The landlord must ensure that all electric fittings and items in the property are in a reasonable state of repair and in proper and safe working order. As part of this duty to keep electric fittings and items in a reasonable state of repair, the landlord must arrange for an electrical safety inspection to be carried out at least every 5 years. That inspection must be carried out by a qualified person who then issues two reports: • an Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) on any fixed installations; and • a Portable Appliance Testing Report (PATXXX) on moveable appliances - and the inspector should also stick a label on each tested item which sets out the inspection date, and each label should be signed by the inspector. The landlord must give the tenant copies of both reports. If the tester says that testing should be more frequent than once every five years (for example, once every 3 years), then the landlord must follow this advice. The EICR must cover: • Installations for the supply of electricity, • Electrical fittings, such as switches, sockets and visible wiring • Visual inspection of fixed electrical equipment such as electric showers, hard-wired smoke and fire detectors/tamper proof long- long-life lithium battery alarms and storage or panel heaters. The PAT XXX covers movable appliances, which are any electrical items provided by the landlord, that are not fitted or fixed in, but can be moved about easily. These include appliances like kettles, lamps, vacuum cleaners, and white goods such as fridges or washing machines. The Scottish Government statutory guidance on electrical installations and appliances in private rented property can be found at xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxx/publications/electrical-installations-and- appliances-private-rented-properties/

Electrical Safety. The landlord must ensure that all electric fittings and items in the property are in a reasonable state of repair and in proper and safe working order. As part of this duty to keep electric fittings and items in a reasonable state of repair, the landlord must arrange for an electrical safety inspection to be carried out at least every 5 years. That inspection must be carried out by a qualified person who then issues two reports: • an Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) on any fixed installations; and • a Portable Appliance Testing Report (PAT) on moveable appliances - and the inspector should also stick a label on each tested item which sets out the inspection date, and each label should be signed by the inspector. The landlord must give the tenant copies of both reports. If the tester says that testing should be more frequent than once every five years (for example, once every 3 years), then the landlord must follow this advice. The EICR must cover: • Installations for the supply of electricity, • Electrical fittings, such as switches, sockets and visible wiring • Visual inspection of fixed electrical equipment such as electric showers, hard-wired smoke and fire detectors/tamper proof long- life lithium battery alarms , and storage or panel heaters. The PAT covers movable appliances, which are any electrical items provided by the landlord, that are not fitted or fixed in, but can be moved about easily. These include appliances like kettles, lamps, vacuum cleaners, and white goods such as fridges or washing machines. The Scottish Government statutory guidance on electrical installations and appliances in private rented property can be found at xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxx/publications/electrical-installations-and- xxxxx://xxxx.xxx.xxxx/publications/electrical-installations-and- appliances-private-rented-properties/