Fire Precautions Act 1971

2 Premises exempt from s. 1

No fire certificate shall by virtue of section 1 of this Act be required in respect of premises of any of the following descriptions, that is to say—

(a) office premises, shop premises or railway premises within the meaning of the [1963 c. 41.] Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963, or premises which are deemed to be such premises for the purposes of that Act;

(b) any premises constituting, or forming part of, a factory within the meaning of the [1961 c. 34.] Factories Act 1961 or to which any provisions of that Act apply by virtue of section 124 (institutions) or section 125 (docks, etc.) thereof;

(c) any premises which for the purposes of the [1954 c. 70.] Mines and Quarries Act 1954 are deemed to form part of a mine or quarry;

(d) any premises appropriated to, and used solely or mainly for, public religious worship ;

(e) any premises consisting of or comprised in a house which is occupied as a single private dwelling.