Building Act 1984

1 Power to make building regulations. E+W

(1) The [F1 appropriate national authority] may, for any of the purposes of—

(a) securing the health, safety, welfare and convenience of persons in or about buildings and of others who may be affected by buildings or matters connected with buildings,

[F2 (b) furthering the conservation of fuel and power,

(c) preventing waste, undue consumption, misuse or contamination of water,

(d) furthering the protection or enhancement of the environment,

(e) facilitating sustainable development, or

(f) furthering the prevention or detection of crime,]

make regulations with respect to the [F3 matters mentioned in subsection (1A) below].

[F4 (1A) Those matters are—

(a) the design and construction of buildings;

(b) the demolition of buildings;

(c) services, fittings and equipment provided in or in connection with buildings.]

(2) Regulations made under subsection (1) above are known as building regulations.

(3) Schedule 1 to this Act has effect with respect to the matters as to which building regulations may provide.

(4) The power to make building regulations is exercisable by statutory instrument, which is [F5 —

(a) in the case of a statutory instrument made by the Secretary of State, subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament;

(b) in the case of a statutory instrument made by the Welsh Ministers, subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of Senedd Cymru.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 1(1) 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. 2(2); S.I. 2022/561, reg. 3(f), Sch. para. 2; S.I. 2023/914, reg. 2(b)(xiii), Sch. para. 1

F2 S. 1(1)(b)-(f) substituted for (1)(b)(c) (16.11.2004) by Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004 (c. 22) , ss. 1(1) , 11(4)

F3 Words in s. 1(1) substituted (16.11.2004) by Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004 (c. 22) , ss. 1(2) , 11(4)

F4 S. 1(1A) inserted (16.11.2004) by Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004 (c. 22) , ss. 1(3) , 11(4)

F5 Words in s. 1(4) 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. 2(3); S.I. 2022/561, reg. 3(f), Sch. para. 2; S.I. 2023/914, reg. 2(b)(xiii), Sch. para. 1