Building Act 1984 (c. 55)

Part III E+W Other Provisions about Buildings

Miscellaneous E+W

89 References in Acts to building byelaws. E+W

(1) Subject to subsection (2) below, for any reference to—

(a) building byelaws as defined in section 343 of the M1 Public Health Act 1936, or

(b) byelaws made under Part II of that Act with respect to buildings, works and fittings,

that occurs in an Act, or in an instrument having effect under an Act, there is substituted a reference to building regulations.

(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 89(2) repealed by Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c. 71, SIF 61), s. 3, 5(2), Sch. 1 Pt. I, Sch. 4

Marginal Citations

M1 1936 c. 49.

90 Facilities for inspecting local Acts. E+W

(1) In an area in which there is in force a local Act containing provisions that impose an obligation or restriction as to the construction, nature or situation of buildings, the local authority shall keep a copy of those provisions at their offices for inspection by the public at all reasonable times free of charge.

(2) Any question as to what provisions of a local Act are provisions of which a copy is to be so kept shall, on the application of the local authority, be determined by the [F2 appropriate national authority].

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in s. 90(2) substituted (28.6.2022 for E., 5.9.2023 for W.) by Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), s. 170(4)(b)(c), Sch. 5 para. 53; S.I. 2022/561, reg. 3(f), Sch. para. 28; S.I. 2023/914, reg. 2(b)(xiii), Sch. para. 21

[F3 90A Functions under this Part: the regulator etc E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that in specified cases, a specified function under this Part of local authorities in England is to be a function of the regulator instead of, or in addition to, the local authority in question.

(2) The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that in specified cases, a relevant authority proposing to exercise a specified function under this Part must notify a specified relevant authority of specified matters.

(3) The notification must be made in the specified way and by the specified time.

(4) In this section—

• “relevant authority” means the regulator or a local authority for an area in England;

• “specified” means specified by regulations under this section.]

Textual Amendments

F3 S. 90A inserted (1.10.2023) by Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), ss. 54, 170(4)(c); S.I. 2023/993, reg. 2(m)