Building Act 1984
Building Act 1984 (1984 c. 55)
- Building Act 1984 (1984 c. 55)
- Part I Building Regulations
- Power to make building regulations
- 1 Power to make building regulations.
- 1A Buildings of special historical or architectural interest
- 2 Continuing requirements.
- 2A Continuing requirements in relation to fuel, power and emissions
- 2B Optional requirements
- Duty to review minimum energy performance requirements
- 2C Review of minimum energy performance requirements
- Exemption from building regulations
- 3 Exemption of particular classes of buildings etc.
- 4 Exemption of educational buildings and buildings of statutory undertakers.
- 5 Exemption of public bodies from procedural requirements of building regulations.
- Approved documents
- 6 Approval of documents for purposes of building regulations.
- 7 Compliance or non-compliance with approved documents.
- Relaxation of building regulations
- 8 Relaxation of building regulations.
- 9 Application for relaxation.
- 10 Advertisement of proposal for relaxation of building regulations.
- 11 Type relaxation of building regulations.
- Type approval of building matter
- 12 Power of appropriate national authority to approve type of building matter.
- 13 Delegation of power to approve.
- Consultation
- 14 Consultation with Building Regulations Advisory Committee and other bodies : Wales
- 15 Consultation with fire authority.
- Building control approval
- 16 Passing or rejection of plans.
- 17 Approval of persons to give certificates etc.
- 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 19 Use of short-lived materials.
- 20 Use of materials unsuitable for permanent building.
- 21 Provision of drainage.
- 22 Drainage of buildings in combination.
- 23 Provision of facilities for refuse.
- 24 Provision of exits etc.
- 25 Provision of water supply.
- 26–29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Determination of questions
- 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Determination by appropriate national authority
- 30A Determination of certain applications by appropriate national authority
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- 31 Proposed departure from plans.
- Lapse of building control approval
- 32 Lapse of building control approval
- Tests for conformity with building regulations
- 33 Tests for conformity with building regulations.
- Classification of buildings
- 34 Classification of buildings.
- Breach of building regulations
- 35 Offence of contravening building regulations etc
- 35A Time limit for prosecution for contravention of ... building regulations
- Notices in respect of contraventions
- 35B Compliance notices
- 35C Stop notices
- 35D Compliance and stop notices: supplementary
- 36 Removal or alteration of offending work.
- 37 Obtaining of report where section 36 notice given.
- 38 Civil liability.
- Appeals in certain cases
- 39 Appeal against refusal etc. to relax building regulations.
- 39A Appeals against compliance notices and stop notices etc
- 40 Appeal against section 36 notice.
- 41 Appeal to Crown Court.
- 42 Appeal and statement of case to High Court in certain cases.
- 43 Procedure on appeal to Secretary of State on certain matters.
- 43A Appeals under sections 20, 39 and 50: England
- Application of building regulations to Crown etc.
- 44 Application to Crown.
- 45 Application to United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.
- Inner London
- 46 Inner London.
- Building control authorities: restricted activities and functions
- 46A Building control authorities: restricted activities and functions
- Part II Supervision of Building Work etc. otherwise than by building control authorities
- Supervision of plans and work by registered building control approvers
- 47 Giving and acceptance of initial notice.
- 48 Effect of initial notice.
- 49 Approved inspectors.
- 50 Plans certificates.
- 51 Final certificates.
- 51A Variation of work to which initial notice relates.
- 51B Effect of amendment notice
- 51C Change of person intending to carry out work
- 52 Cancellation of initial notice.
- 52A Cancellation of initial notice when work becomes higher-risk building work
- 52B Effect of initial notice ceasing to be in force where work becomes higher-risk building work
- 53 Effect of initial notice ceasing to be in force.
- 53A Lapse of initial notice
- 53B New initial notice: change of registered building control approver
- 53C Consideration of transfer certificate and report
- 53D Cancellation of initial notice: change of registered building control approver
- 53E Restriction on functions of registered building control approvers
- Supervision of their own work by public bodies
- 54 Giving, acceptance and effect of public body’s notice.
- 54A Public bodies and higher-risk building work
- Registered building control approvers: restricted activities and functions
- 54B Registered building control approvers: restricted activities and functions
- Supplementary
- 55 Appeals.
- 56 Recording and furnishing of information.
- 56A Giving information by electronic means: England
- 56B Requirement to keep register: England
- 56C Delegation of functions
- 57 Offences.
- 58 Construction of Part II.
- Part 2A REGULATION OF BUILDING CONTROL PROFESSION
- Interpretation
- 58A “Regulatory authority”
- Registered building inspectors
- 58B “Registered building inspector”
- 58C Register of building inspectors
- 58D Application for registration as building inspector
- 58E Variation or cancellation of registration as building inspector
- 58F Code of conduct
- 58G Registered building inspectors: information notices
- 58H Professional misconduct investigations
- 58I Sanctions for professional misconduct
- 58J Interim suspension for suspected serious professional misconduct
- 58K Suspension orders: further provision
- 58L Offences relating to registration
- 58M Offence of acting as, or pretending to be, a registered building inspector
- Registered building control approvers
- 58N “Registered building control approver”
- 58O Register of building control approvers
- 58P Application for registration as building control approver
- 58Q Variation or cancellation of registration as building control approver
- 58R Professional conduct rules
- 58S Registered building control approvers: information notices
- 58T Investigations into contraventions of professional conduct rules
- 58U Sanctions for contravention of professional conduct rules
- 58V Interim suspension for suspected serious contravention
- 58W Offence of registered building control approver acting outside scope of registration
- 58X Offence of pretending to be a registered building control approver
- Delegation of registration functions
- 58Y Delegation of registration functions
- Operational standards rules
- 58Z Operational standards rules
- 58Z1 Reporting requirements
- 58Z2 Information: Wales
- 58Z3 Investigations
- 58Z4 Improvement notice
- 58Z5 Serious contravention notices
- 58Z6 Continuing failure to meet standards: registered building control approvers
- 58Z7 Continuing failure to meet standards: local authorities in England
- Inspection of local authorities and registered building control approvers
- 58Z8 Inspections
- Information sharing
- 58Z9 Sharing of information between regulatory authorities
- Appeals
- 58Z10 Appeal to Crown Court
- Part III Other Provisions about Buildings
- Drainage
- 59 Drainage of building.
- 60 Use and ventilation of soil pipes.
- 61 Repair etc, of drain.
- 62 Disconnection of drain.
- 63 Improper construction or repair of water-closet or drain.
- Provision of sanitary conveniences
- 64 Provision of closets in building.
- 65 Provision of sanitary conveniences in workplace.
- 66 Replacement of earth-closets etc.
- 67 Loan of temporary sanitary conveniences.
- 68 Erection of public conveniences.
- Buildings
- 69 Provision of water supply in occupied house.
- 70 Provision of food storage accommodation in house.
- 71 Entrances, exits etc. to be required in certain cases.
- 72 Means of escape from fire.
- 73 Raising of chimney.
- 74 Cellars and rooms below subsoil water level.
- 75 Consents under s. 74.
- Defective premises, demolition etc.
- 76 Defective premises.
- 77 Dangerous building.
- 78 Dangerous building—emergency measures.
- 79 Ruinous and dilapidated buildings and neglected sites.
- 79A Wales: exercise of powers under sections 77 and 79 in relation to listed buildings, buildings in conservation areas etc.
- 80 Notice to local authority of intended demolition.
- 81 Local authority’s power to serve notice about demolition.
- 82 Notices under section 81.
- 83 Appeal against notice under s. 81.
- Yards and passages
- 84 Paving and drainage of yards and passages.
- 85 Maintenance of entrances to courtyards.
- Appeal to Crown Court
- 86 Appeal to Crown Court.
- Application of provisions to Crown property
- 87 Application of provisions to Crown property.
- Inner London
- 88 Inner London.
- Miscellaneous
- 89 References in Acts to building byelaws.
- 90 Facilities for inspecting local Acts.
- 90A Functions under this Part: the regulator etc
- Part IV General
- Duties of local authorities etc
- 91 Duties of local authorities and the regulator.
- 91ZA The regulator: building control authority for higher-risk buildings in England
- 91ZB The regulator: building control authority for other work
- 91ZC Section 91ZB: supplementary
- 91ZD Higher-risk buildings in Wales: local authority work
- 91A Registers to be kept by local authorities and the regulator
- 91B Cooperation and the sharing of information: Wales
- Documents
- 92 Form of documents.
- 93 Authentication of documents.
- 94 Service of documents.
- 94A. Electronic service of documents
- Entry on premises
- 95 Power to enter premises.
- 96 Supplementary provisions as to entry.
- Execution of works
- 97 Power to execute work.
- 98 Power to require occupier to permit work.
- 99 Content and enforcement of notice requiring works.
- 100 Sale of materials.
- 101 Breaking open of streets.
- Appeal against refusal to consider application etc
- 101A Appeal: refusal to consider application etc on ground is higher-risk building work
- Appeal against notice requiring works
- 102 Appeal against notice requiring works.
- General provisions about appeals and applications
- 103 Procedure on appeal or application to appropriate court or tribunal.
- 104 Local authority or regulator to give effect to appeal.
- 105 Judge not disqualified by liability to rates.
- 105A Enforcement of decisions of the First-tier and Upper Tribunal
- Fees, charges and levies
- 105B Fees and charges
- 105C Levy on certain applications for building control approval etc
- Compensation, and recovery of sums
- 106 Compensation for damage.
- 107 Recovery of expenses etc.
- 108 Payment by instalments.
- 109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 110 Liability of agent or trustee.
- 111 Arbitration.
- Obstruction
- 112 Obstruction
- Prosecutions
- 112A Liability of officers of body corporate etc
- 113 Prosecution of offences.
- 114 Continuing offences.
- Protection of members etc. of authorities
- 115 Protection of members etc. of authorities.
- Default powers
- 116 Default powers of appropriate national authority.
- 117 Expenses of appropriate national authority.
- 118 Variations or revocation of order transferring powers.
- Local inquiries
- 119 Local inquiries.
- Orders and regulations
- 120 Orders.
- 120A Regulations
- 120B Proposals and consultation relating to regulations made by the Secretary of State
- 120C Consultation relating to regulations made by the Welsh Ministers
- Higher-risk buildings etc
- 120D Meaning of “higher-risk building”: England
- 120E Regulations under section 120D: procedure
- 120F Regulations under section 120D: additional procedure in certain cases
- 120G Recommendations about regulations under section 120D
- 120H Advice about regulations under section 120D
- 120I Higher-risk buildings and higher-risk building work: Wales
- Interpretation
- 121 Meaning of “building”.
- 121A Meaning of “building control authority”
- 122 Meaning of “building regulations”.
- 123 Meaning of “construct”and “erect”.
- 124 Meaning of deposit of plans
- 125 Construction and availability of sewers.
- 125A Meaning of work
- 126 General interpretation.
- 127 Construction of certain references concerning Temples.
- Savings
- 128 Protection for dock and railway undertakings.
- 129 Saving for Local Land Charges Act 1975.
- 130 Saving for other laws.
- 131 Restriction of application of Part IV to Schedule 3.
- Part V Supplementary
- 132 Transitional provisions.
- 133 Consequential amendments and repeals.
- 134 Commencement.
- 135 Short title and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Building Regulations
- Procedural requirements etc: general
- Applications for building control approval
- Certificates: approved schemes
- Obtaining, keeping and giving information and documents
- Reporting requirements: duty to establish and operate system
- Form and content of documents etc
- Inspection, testing etc
- Applications to building control authorities: extension of period by agreement
- Appeals
- Appointed persons
- General duties
- Competence requirements
- SCHEDULE 2 Relaxation of Building Regulations for Existing Work
- Application of schedule
- Cases where no direction may be given
- Suspension of certain provisions while application pending
- Saving for criminal liability incurred before making of application
- Termination of proceedings under section 36 on giving of direction
- SCHEDULE 3 Inner London
- Part I Application of Part I of this Act
- Application to inner London.
- Application of provisions by building regulations.
- Repeal and modification of Acts.
- Consultation.
- Part II Application of Part III of this Act
- Application to inner London.
- Application to Temples.
- Part III Building and Drainage of Buildings
- Drainage of new building.
- Part IV Byelaws
- Byelaws about demolition.
- Restriction of application of Part IV of Act.
- Part V Enforcement of Building Regulations
- SCHEDULE 4 Provisions Consequential Upon Public Body’s Notice
- Duration of notice
- Cancellation of a public body’s notice where work to a building in England becomes higher-risk building work
- Effect of public body’s notice ceasing to be in force where work becomes higher-risk building work
- Appeals against cancellation of a public body’s notice by a local authority
- Public body’s plans certificates
- Public body’s final certificates
- Effects of public body’s notice ceasing to be in force
- Lapse of public body’s notice
- Consultation
- SCHEDULE 5 Transitional Provisions
- Joint application to the Secretary of State for the determination of certain questions relating to building regulations
- The Clean Air Act 1956 and the Housing Act 1957
- Repeal and amendment of Acts etc.
- SCHEDULE 6 Consequential Amendments
- The Restriction of Ribbon Development Act 1935
- The Public Health Act 1936
- The Atomic Energy Authority Act 1954
- The Clean Air Act 1956
- The Housisng Act 1957
- The Radioactive Substances Act 1960
- The Public Health Act 1961
- The London Government Act 1963
- The Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963
- The Faculty Jurisdiction Measure 1964
- The Fire Precautions Act 1971
- The Local Government Act 1972
- The Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975
- The Local Land Charges Act 1975
- The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976
- The Development of Rural Wales Act 1976
- The Interpretation Act 1978
- The Highways Act 1980
- New Towns Act 1981
- The Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984
- SCHEDULE 7 Repeals
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