Building Safety Act 2022

Interpretation

1 (1) In this Schedule—

• “associated”: see section 121;

• “building safety risk” has the meaning given by section 120;

• “joint venture” includes a partnership (as defined by section 121);

• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State;

• “qualifying lease”: see section 119;

• “the qualifying time” has the same meaning as in section 119;

• “relevant building”: see section 117;

• “relevant defect”: see section 120;

• “relevant measure”, in relation to a relevant defect, means a measure taken—

  (a)

  to remedy the relevant defect, or

  (b)

  for the purpose of—

  (i)

  preventing a relevant risk from materialising, or

  (ii)

  reducing the severity of any incident resulting from a relevant risk materialising;

• “relevant risk” here means a building safety risk that arises as a result of the relevant defect;

• “service charge” has the meaning given by section 18 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.

(2) The definition of “service charge” applies in relation to a lease of premises that do not include a dwelling as it applies in relation to a lease of a dwelling.