Part IVGeneral

Duties of local authorities etc

91 Duties of local authorities F1and the regulator.

(1)

It is the duty of local authorities to carry this Act into execution in their areas, subject to—

F2(za)

subsection (3) of this section and regulations under section 91ZD,

(a)

the provisions of this Act relating to certain other authorities or persons,

(b)

the provisions of Part I of the M1Public Health Act 1936 relating to united districts and joint boards,

(c)

section 151 of the M2Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (urban development areas), and

(d)

section 1(3) of the M3Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (port health authorities).

(2)

It is the function of local authorities to enforce building regulations in their areas, subject to F3sections 5(3), 48(1) and 53(2) above . . . F4. F3—

(a)

subsection (3) of this section,

(b)

sections 5(3), 48(1) and 53(2), and

(c)

regulations under section 91ZD.

F5(3)

In cases where section 91ZA or 91ZB provides that the regulator is the building control authority, it is the duty of the regulator (and not the local authority in question)—

(a)

to carry Part 1 of this Act into execution, and

(b)

to enforce building regulations.