^I651I6892 The building safety regulator¶

^I23I543 The regulator: objectives and regulatory principles¶

^I3734 Duty to facilitate building safety: higher-risk buildings¶

^I126I4835 Duty to keep safety and standard of buildings under review¶

^I190I3396 Facilitating improvement in competence of industry and building inspectors¶

^I27 Proposals and consultation relating to regulations¶

^I123I1388 Duty to establish system for giving of building safety information¶

^I6409 Building Advisory Committee¶

^I569I63410 Committee on industry competence¶

^I152I17711 Residents’ panel¶

^I171I46712 Committees: power to amend or repeal¶

^I725I45913 Local authorities and fire and rescue authorities: assistance etc to regulator¶

^I51I9214 FSO authorised persons: assistance etc to regulator¶

^I423I58315 Provision of assistance etc: supplementary¶

^I236I916 Guidance about the provision of assistance¶

^I35I43617 Strategic plan¶

^I17I48118 Revised strategic plans¶

^I119I22519 Annual report about information provided under mandatory reporting requirements¶

^I613I65620 Statement of regulator’s engagement with residents etc¶

^I609I14621 Report on certain safety-related matters¶

^I32I26622 Authorised officers¶

^I563I59123 Authorised officers: offences¶

^I455I17924 Provision of false or misleading information to regulator¶

^I496I19725 Review by regulator of certain decisions made by it¶

^I247I21626 Right of appeal: requirement for review before appeal¶

^I304I62527 Cooperation and information sharing¶

^I4228 Fees and charges¶

^I398I535C629 Service of documents¶

^I25230 Interpretation of Part 2¶

^I533I424I51831 Higher-risk buildings etc¶

^I121I322I432 Building control authorities¶

^I719I338I26733 Building regulations¶

^I21I760I46634 Dutyholders and general duties¶

^I291I741I3835 Industry competence¶

^{I614I230I647I731}36 Lapse of building control approval etc¶

^I139I643I71837 Determination of certain applications by Secretary of State or Welsh Ministers¶

^{I762I120I366I281}38 Compliance and stop notices¶

^{I30I203I186I601}39 Breach of building regulations¶

^I733I47I82640 Liability of officers of body corporate etc¶

^I612I463I31641 Revocation etc of certain provision made under section 2(2) of ECA 1972¶

^{I378I360I473I131I777I778I819I818I820}42 Regulation of building control profession¶

^I413I828I82743 Transfer of approved inspectors’ functions to registered building control approvers¶

^{I218I715I58I829}44 Functions exercisable only through, or with advice of, registered building inspectors¶

^I654I83145 Default powers of appropriate national authority¶

^{I15I328I748I576I832}46 Higher-risk building work: registered building control approvers¶

^I573I523I5647 Higher-risk building work: public bodies¶

^I71I581I18048 Insurance: removal of requirements¶

^{I658I6I757I833}49 Plans certificates¶

^{I88I410I598I834I835}50 Cancellation of initial notice¶

^{I140I517I764I837I836}51 New initial notices¶

^{I562I542I323I839I838}52 Information gathering¶

^I443I75453 Information¶

^I383I76654 Functions under Part 3 of Building Act 1984¶

^{I261I231I255I274I513I739I842}55 Minor and consequential amendments¶

^{I514I602I404I183}56 Appeals¶

^I269I729I1357 Fees and charges¶

^I300I84358 Levy on applications for building control approval etc¶

^I56659 Crown application¶

^I74660 Application to Parliament¶

^I51161 Overview of Part¶

^I27662 Meaning of “building safety risk”¶

^I67163 Recommendations about regulations under section 62¶

^I44964 Advice about regulations under section 62¶

^I52865 Meaning of “higher-risk building” etc¶

^I48966 Regulations under section 65: procedure¶

^I56867 Regulations under section 65: additional procedure in certain cases¶

^I37468 Modification of Part in relation to certain kinds of higher-risk building¶

^I25769 Recommendations about definition of “higher-risk building” etc¶

^I6070 Advice about definition of “higher-risk building” etc¶

^I776I60371 Meaning of “occupied” higher-risk building etc¶

^I629I71772 Meaning of “accountable person”¶

^I145I17673 Meaning of “principal accountable person”¶

^I320I2074 Part of building for which an accountable person is responsible¶

^I144I7475 Determinations by the tribunal¶

^I45I26276 Requirement for completion certificate before occupation¶

^I105I8477 Occupation: registration requirement¶

^I75078 Registration of higher-risk buildings¶

^I477I77979 Occupied building: duty to apply for building assessment certificate¶

^I104I78080 Applications for building assessment certificates¶

^I550I78181 Building assessment certificates¶

^I507I78282 Duty to display building assessment certificate etc¶

^I503I78383 Assessment of building safety risks¶

^I108I78484 Management of building safety risks¶

^I390I78585 Safety case report¶

^I162I78686 Notification and provision of report to the regulator¶

^I192I78787 Mandatory reporting requirements¶

^I615I78888 Keeping information about higher-risk buildings¶

^I363I11389 Provision of information etc to the regulator, residents and other persons¶

^I129I78990 Provision of information etc on change in accountable person¶

^I195I79091 Residents’ engagement strategy¶

^I458I79192 Requests for further information¶

^I711I79293 Complaints procedure operated by principal accountable person¶

^I109I79394 Complaints procedure operated by the regulator¶

^I774I79495 Duties on residents and owners¶

^I62I79596 Contravention notices¶

^I416I79697 Access to premises¶

^I194I79798 Duty on regulator to enforce Part¶

^I219I41299 Compliance notices¶

^I448I393100 Compliance notices: supplementary¶

^I414I798101 Offence: contravention giving rise to risk of death and serious injury¶

^I551I799102 Special measures¶

^I127I758103 Appeals against compliance notice etc¶

^I637I460104 Appeals against decisions of the regulator made under this Part¶

^I763I553105 Appeals against decisions of the regulator made under regulations¶

^I396I83106 Appeals: supplementary¶

^I521I229107 Enforcement of decisions of the First-tier and Upper Tribunal¶

^I482I490108 Guidance¶

^I732I394109 Cooperation and coordination¶

^I579I594110 Managers appointed under Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987¶

^I738I800111 Building safety directors of resident management companies¶

^I380112 Implied terms in leases and recovery of safety related costs¶

^I480113 Provision of building safety information¶

^I331I156114 Commonholds¶

^I368115 Interpretation of Part 4¶

• “accountable person” has the meaning given by section 72;
• “building safety risk” has the meaning given by section 62;
• “compliance notice” has the same meaning as in section 99;
• “contravention” includes a failure to comply;
• “the data protection legislation” has the meaning given by section 30;
• “fire and rescue authority” has the meaning given by section 30;
• “higher-risk building” has the meaning given by section 65;
• “local authority” has the meaning given by section 30;
• “long lease” means—

  1. a lease granted for a term certain exceeding 21 years, whether or not it is (or may become) terminable before the end of that term by notice given by the tenant or by re-entry or forfeiture, or
  2. a lease for a term fixed by law under a grant with a covenant or obligation for perpetual renewal, other than a lease by sub-demise from one which is not a long lease;
• “major incident” has the meaning given by section 63;
• “maximum summary term for either-way offences” has the meaning given by section 30;
• “occupied”: any reference to an “occupied” higher-risk building is to be read in accordance with section 71;
• “owner” means the person—

  1. for the time being receiving the rackrent of the premises in question, whether on the person’s own account or as agent or trustee for another person, or
  2. who would so receive it if those premises were let at a rackrent;

  and for this purpose “rackrent” has the meaning given by section 126 of the Building Act 1984;
• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State;
• “principal accountable person” has the meaning given by section 73;
• “registered provider of social housing” has the meaning given by section 80 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008;
• “the regulator” has the meaning given by section 2;
• “resident” and “resident of a higher-risk building” have the meaning given by section 71;
• “residential unit” means—

  1. a dwelling, or
  2. any other unit of living accommodation;
• “responsible”: any reference to the part of a higher-risk building for which an accountable person is responsible is to be read in accordance with section 74;
• “special measures manager” has the meaning given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 7;
• “special measures order” has the meaning given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 7;
• “the tribunal” means the First-tier Tribunal.

^I471116 Remediation of certain defects¶

^I158C1117 Meaning of “relevant building”¶

^I734118 Section 117: height of buildings and number of storeys¶

^I520119 Meaning of “qualifying lease” and “the qualifying time”¶

119A Meaning of “connected replacement lease”¶

^I163120 Meaning of “relevant defect” and “relevant steps” ¶

^I536C5121 Associated persons¶

^I468122 Remediation costs under qualifying leases etc¶

^I621123 Remediation orders¶

^I702C2124 Remediation contribution orders¶

^F14125 Meeting remediation costs of insolvent landlord¶

125A Notifications by insolvency practitioners¶

^I243I648126 Building industry schemes¶

^I519I461127 Building industry schemes: supplementary¶

^I610I187128 Prohibition on development for prescribed persons¶

^I586I81129 Building control prohibitions¶

^I632I506130 Building liability orders¶

^I756I495131 Building liability orders: associates¶

^I112I211I447132 Order for information in connection with building liability order¶

^I599I102133 Service charges in respect of remediation works¶

^I771134 Duties relating to work to dwellings etc¶

^I595135 Limitation periods¶

^I429136 Establishment of the new homes ombudsman scheme¶

^I428137 The new homes ombudsman scheme¶

^I193138 “Relevant owner”, “new build home” and “developer”¶

^I173139 Regulations under section 138¶

^I499140 Power to require persons to join scheme and to provide information¶

^I554141 Register of members¶

^I488142 Developers’ code of practice¶

^I185143 Amendment of the Government of Wales Act 2006¶

^I282I318144 New build home warranties¶

^I115I440145 New build home warranties: financial penalties¶

^I452146 Construction products¶

^I426147 Liability relating to construction products: general definitions¶

• “the 1991 Regulations” means the Construction Products Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/1620);
• “the 2011 Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 (regulation laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products);
• “the 2019 Regulations” means the Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/465);
• “construction products regulations” means regulations under paragraph 1 of Schedule 11;
• “construction product requirement” means a requirement under—

  1. construction products regulations,
  2. the 2011 Regulation, or
  3. the 2019 Regulations;
• “relevant building” means—

  1. a building which consists of a dwelling, or
  2. a building which contains two or more dwellings;
• “relevant interest”, in relation to a building in England and Wales, means—

  1. in a case where the building consists of a dwelling, a legal or equitable interest in the building, and
  2. in a case where the building contains one or more dwellings, a legal or equitable interest in—

     1. the building, or
     2. any dwelling contained in the building;
• “relevant interest”, in relation to a building in Scotland, means—

  1. in a case where the building consists of a dwelling, any right or interest (including a servitude or heritable security) in or over the building, and
  2. in a case where the building contains one or more dwellings, any right or interest (including a servitude or heritable security) in or over—

     1. the building, or
     2. any dwelling contained in the building;
• “requirement” includes a prohibition or restriction.

^I673148 Liability relating to construction products¶

^I315149 Liability for past defaults relating to cladding products¶