22.1 Commencement and duration of the Services186
22.1.1 In accordance with the Section 27 Consent dated [insert date] the Authority agrees that the Contractor shall exercise such of the Authority's Housing Management Functions as set out in Schedule 16 (Housing Management Functions) in relation to the Dwellings and such other housing management functions as shall be necessary to enable the Contractor properly to perform its obligations under this Agreements (the Housing Management Functions) (and this Agreement shall be a management agreement for the purpose of section 27) and for these purposes appoints the Contractor as its manager save that (for the avoidance of doubt) such appointment shall not extend to:
(a) rent or service charge setting policies;
(b) allocation of Tenants to Dwellings;
(c) amendment of the Authority's Policies or the Authority's Protocols; and
(d) variations to the Tenancies or the Leases;
all of which are reserved to the Authority.
22.1.2 Subject to clause 81 (Sole Remedy) the Contractor shall provide the Services from the [Services Commencement Date] for the duration of the Contract Period so that the Services are provided in accordance with:
(a) this Agreement;
(b) all applicable Legislation; and
(c) the Landlord's obligations contained or referred to in the Tenancies and the Leases;
(d) the Output Specification;
(e) the Authority's Policies;
(f) the Service Delivery Plan(s);
provided that in the event of conflict or inconsistency, precedence shall be given in the order listed above (with being the highest priority; and being the lowest priority).
22.1.3 The Contractor shall ensure and shall procure that any Contractor Related Party shall ensure, that the Services are carried out in compliance with the Equality Requirements
22.1.4 In carrying out the Services, the Contractor shall comply with the provisions of the Housing Health and Safety Rating System.
22.1.5 The Contractor shall at all times ensure that the Services are performed by appropriately qualified and trained personnel
22.1.6 The hierarchy of documentation which shall apply to this Project for the purposes of interpreting and determining which such documentation shall apply in any circumstances, shall be the hierarchy set out at clause 1.5 (Precedence of Documentation).
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186 Clause 22.1.1 (Commencement and Duration of the Services) is only relevant to HRA projects.