Building Safety Act 2022

Safety-critical products

14 (1) Provision under paragraph 12(b) (conferral of powers) may include provision conferring powers on a relevant authority to impose requirements on persons carrying out activities in relation to construction products in circumstances where—

(a) there has been no failure to comply with requirements imposed under paragraph 12(a), but

(b) in the view of the relevant authority the products nevertheless risk causing death or serious injury to any person.

(2) The powers referred to in sub-paragraph (1) include powers by notice to—

(a) require a person to warn others of the risks attaching to a product;

(b) require the marking of a product in respect of the risks attaching to it;

(c) suspend for a specified period or prohibit the marketing or supply of a product (or suspend or prohibit the marketing and supply of the product without the consent of a specified person);

(d) require the withdrawal of a product from the market;

(e) require the recall of a product from persons to whom it has been supplied.

(3) Provision under sub-paragraph (2) may include provision for appeals against a notice.