Building Safety Act 2022

Introduction E+W

61 Overview of Part E+W

(1) This Part contains provisions about the management of building safety risks as regards occupied higher-risk buildings.

(2) In this Part—

(a) sections 62 to 64 define “building safety risk” and make related provision;

(b) sections 65 to 70 define “higher-risk building”, make related provision, and confer power to modify this Part as it applies in relation to any description of higher-risk building;

(c) sections 71 to 75 contain other key definitions, including—

(i) when a building is “occupied”;

(ii) the definition of “accountable person” and “principal accountable person”;

and provide that the First-tier Tribunal may determine who is an accountable person or the principal accountable person for a higher-risk building;

(d) sections 76 to 82 make provision about the registration of higher-risk buildings and about building assessment certificates;

(e) sections 83 to 86 make provision about the assessment and management of building safety risks, including provision requiring a safety case report to be prepared and revised;

(f) sections 87 to 90 contain provisions about the keeping and giving of information and documents to the regulator, other accountable persons, residents and others;

(g) sections 91 to 94 contain provisions about engagement with residents etc, including—

(i) provision requiring a residents’ engagement strategy to be prepared and revised;

(ii) provision requiring complaints systems to be established and operated;

(h) sections 95 to 97 impose duties on residents and make provision for the enforcement of those duties;

(i) section 98 to 101 contain provisions about the enforcement of this Part;

(j) section 102 and Schedule 7 provide for the appointment of a special measures manager, to undertake duties under this Part in place of an accountable person, and make further provision in connection with that appointment;

(k) sections 103 to 107 contain provisions about appeals;

(l) sections 108 to 111 contain miscellaneous provisions, including provision about cooperation and coordination;

(m) sections 112 to 114 provide for certain terms to be implied into leases, and contain other provisions affecting the relationship between landlord and tenant or affecting commonholds;

(n) section 115 contains definitions applying for the purposes of this Part.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 61 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 170(1)(f)