Building Act 1984

Miscellaneous

89 References in Acts to building byelaws

(1) Subject to subsection (2) below, for any reference to—

(a) building byelaws as defined in section 343 of the [1936 c. 49.] Public Health Act 1936, or

(b) byelaws made under Part II of that Act with respect to buildings, works and fittings,

that occurs in an Act, or in an instrument having effect under an Act, there is substituted a reference to building regulations.

(2) Subsection (1) above does not apply to the definition of “building byelaws” in section 189 of the [1957 c. 56.] Housing Act 1957, and a reference to building byelaws in section 12(4), 29(2) or 59(2) of that Act includes a reference to building regulations.

90 Facilities for inspecting local Acts

(1) In an area in which there is in force a local Act containing provisions that impose an obligation or restriction as to the construction, nature or situation of buildings, the local authority shall keep a copy of those provisions at their offices for inspection by the public at all reasonable times free of charge.

(2) Any question as to what provisions of a local Act are provisions of which a copy is to be so kept shall, on the application of the local authority, be determined by the Secretary of State.