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Building Safety Act 2022, Section 117 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 28 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

117Meaning of “relevant building”E+W

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(1)This section applies for the purposes of sections 119 to [F1124] and Schedule 8.

(2)Relevant building” means a self-contained building, or self-contained part of a building, in England that contains at least two dwellings and—

(a)is at least 11 metres high, or

(b)has at least 5 storeys.

This is subject to subsection (3).

(3)Relevant building” does not include a self-contained building or self-contained part of a building—

(a)in relation to which a right under Part 1 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (tenants’ right of first refusal) or Part 3 of that Act (compulsory acquisition by tenants of landlord’s interest) has been exercised,

(b)in relation to which the right to collective enfranchisement (within the meaning of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993) has been exercised,

(c)if the freehold estate in the building or part of the building is leaseholder owned (within the meaning of regulations made by the Secretary of State), or

(d)which is on commonhold land.

(4)For the purposes of this section a building is “self-contained” if it is structurally detached.

(5)For the purposes of this section a part of a building is “self-contained” if—

(a)the part constitutes a vertical division of the building,

(b)the structure of the building is such that the part could be redeveloped independently of the remainder of the building, and

(c)the relevant services provided for occupiers of that part—

(i)are provided independently of the relevant services provided for occupiers of the remainder of the building, or

(ii)could be so provided without involving the carrying out of any works likely to result in a significant interruption in the provision of any such services for occupiers of the remainder of the building.

(6)In subsection (5)relevant services” means services provided by means of pipes, cables or other fixed installations.

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Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Commencement Information

I1S. 117 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 170(3)(a)

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