Building Safety Act 2022

Part 1 Introduction

1 Overview of Act

(1) This Act has 6 Parts, and contains provisions intended to secure the safety of people in or about buildings and to improve the standard of buildings.

(2) Part 2 contains provision about the building safety regulator and its functions in relation to buildings in England.

(3) Part 3 amends the Building Act 1984.

(4) Amendments made by Part 3—

(a) provide that the regulator is the building control authority in relation to higher-risk buildings in England, and

(b) require the regulator (for England) and the Welsh Ministers (for Wales) to establish and maintain registers of building control approvers and building inspectors.

(5) Part 4 is about occupied higher-risk buildings in England, and imposes duties on accountable persons.

(6) Part 5 contains further provisions, including—

(a) provisions about remediation and redress;

(b) provision requiring a new homes ombudsman scheme to be established;

(c) powers to make provision about construction products;

(d) further provision about fire safety;

(e) provision about the regulation of architects;

(f) provision about housing complaints.

(7) Part 6 contains general provisions.