General Information

The following definitions and rules of interpretation apply in this Licence. 

1.1 Accommodation means a study bedroom within the College specified in the Accommodation Offer Letter  allocated to the Student on or before the date of this Licence and in respect of which the Student has been issued a key and/or fob.

1.2 Accommodation Contract means the Offer Letter specifying the name of the Student, the Accommodation and the Rate signed by the Student on or before the commencement of the Licence Period to signify the Student's acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Licence Agreement.

1.3 Building means the building at the College within which the Accommodation is situated.

1.4 Charge is the amount payable by the Student to Jesus College Oxford for the Accommodation at the Rate or such other amount as Jesus College, Oxford in its absolute discretion may from time to time determine on giving not less than one month's written notice.

1.5 Code of Practice means the Code of Practice for the Management of Student Housing (https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/topics/students/student-support/accommodation-code-practice) published from time to time by Universities UK and under which Jesus College, Oxford is an accredited institution.

1.6 The College means the buildings and grounds, at both Main and Annex sites, comprising Jesus College, Oxford

1.7 Common Facilities means the kitchens, where applicable, bathrooms and WCs within the Building intended for the shared use of the Student and other occupiers of the Building.

1.8 Common Parts means such paths, entrance halls, corridors, lifts, staircases, landing and other means of access in or upon the Building the use of which is necessary for obtaining access to and egress from the Accommodation as designated from time to time by Jesus College Oxford.

1.9 Competent Authority means any statutory undertaker or any statutory public local or other authority or regulatory body or any court of law or government department or any of them or any of their duly authorised officers.

1.10 Contents means the fixtures fittings and equipment in the Accommodation as listed in the inventory supplied by Jesus College Oxford on or before the commencement of the Licence Period.

1.11 Full Term means any one of the full terms of the University of Oxford comprising Michaelmas Term Hilary Term and Trinity Term.

1.12 Information and Regulations means the information and regulations for junior members of Jesus College, Oxford from time to time in force and set out in the handbook provided for or made available to the Student on or before the commencement of this Licence and unless the context otherwise requires the information and regulations in the handbook shall apply to the Student as if the Student was a member of Jesus College Oxford.

1.13 Licence Period means in respect of the Academic Year referred to in Contract and Offer Letter the periods from and to as stated in this Licence agreement:

XXX to XXX.

Check in is always after 14.00 at the Lodge.

Check out is always by 10am at the Lodge.

Necessary Consents all planning permissions and all other consents, licences, permissions, certificates, authorisations and approvals whether of a public or private nature which shall be required by any Competent Authority for the Permitted Use.

1.14 Permitted Use means residential use for occupation by the Student whilst  undertaking a full-time course of study at Jesus College Oxford.

1.15 Rate means the rate applicable to the Accommodation specified in the Appendix to this Licence Agreement.

1.16 Services means the supply or removal of heat, electricity, gas, water, sewage, energy, telecommunications, data and all other services and utilities

1.17 Service Media  means all media for the Services and all structures, machinery and equipment ancillary to those media.

1.18 Vacation means any period which is not a Licence period.

1.19 Clause headings shall not affect the interpretation of this Licence.

1.20 In case of any inconsistency or conflict between the terms and conditions of this Licence Agreement and the Offer Letter, the Offer Letter shall prevail

1.21 Unless the context otherwise requires, words in the singular shall include the plural and in the plural shall include the singular.

1.22 Unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to one gender shall include a reference to the other genders.

1.23 A reference to laws in general is a reference to all local, national and directly applicable supra-national laws as amended, extended or re-enacted from time to time and shall include all subordinate laws made from time to time under them and all orders, notices, codes of practice and guidance made under them.

1.24 A reference to writing or written includes email but excludes fax.

1.25 Any obligation on a party not to do something includes an obligation not to allow that thing to be done and an obligation to use best endeavours to prevent that thing being done by another person.

1.26 References to clauses are to the clauses of this Licence.

1.27 Any words following the terms including, include, in particular, for example or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words, description, definition, phrase or term preceding those terms.

1.28 A working day is any day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, a bank holiday, a public holiday in England or the College Christmas and Easter Closures