326 The space standard
Housing Act 1985 (1985 c 68) | Legislation

326  The space standard

(1)     The space standard is contravened when the number of persons sleeping in a dwelling is in excess of the permitted number, having regard to the number and floor area of the rooms of the dwelling available as sleeping accommodation.

(2)     For this purpose—

(a)     no account shall be taken of a child under the age of one and a child aged one or over but under ten shall be reckoned as one-half of a unit, and

(b)     a room is available as sleeping accommodation if it is of a type normally

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