Building Safety Act 2022

Prospective

60 Application to Parliament E+W

(1) The Building Act 1984 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 95 (power to enter premises) after subsection (4) insert—

“(5) This section does not apply in relation to the Parliamentary Estate (as defined by section 131B).”

(3) After section 131A (inserted by section 59) insert—

“131B Parts 1 and 2 etc: application to Parliament

(1) In their application in relation to the Parliamentary Estate, Parts 1 and 2, and Part 4 so far as it relates to those Parts, have effect with the following modifications—

(a) sections 35B to 37, 39A and 40 (enforcement etc) do not apply;

(b) any reference to the owner or occupier of a building or of any premises is be read as a reference to—

(i) the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords,

(ii) the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons, or (as the case may be)

(iii) the Corporate Officers acting jointly.

(2) In the following provisions—

• “Corporate Officer” means—

  (a)

  the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords,

  (b)

  the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons, or

  (c)

  the Corporate Officers acting jointly;

• “relevant provision” means—

  (a)

  any provision of, or of an instrument made under, Part 1 or 2, or

  (b)

  any provision of Part 4 or of an instrument made under Part 4, so far as the provision relates to Part 1 or 2.

(3) No contravention by a Corporate Officer of a relevant provision makes the Corporate Officer criminally liable.

(4) Subsection (3) does not affect the criminal liability of relevant members of the House of Lords staff or of the House of Commons staff (as defined by sections 194 and 195 of the Employment Rights Act 1996).

(5) Where a contravention of a relevant provision occurs which, but for subsection (3), would result in a Corporate Officer being criminally liable, the High Court may, on the application of the local authority, declare unlawful the act or omission constituting the contravention.

(6) In this section “the Parliamentary Estate” means any building or other premises occupied for the purposes of either House of Parliament.”

Commencement Information

I1 S. 60 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 170(4)(c)