Part 5Other provision about safety, standards etc

Liability relating to construction products

I1147Liability relating to construction products: general definitions

In this section, section 148 and section 149—

  • the 1991 Regulations” means the Construction Products Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/1620);

  • the 2011 Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 (regulation laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products);

  • the 2019 Regulations” means the Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/465);

  • construction products regulations” means regulations under paragraph 1 of Schedule 11;

  • construction product requirement” means a requirement under—

    1. a

      construction products regulations,

    2. b

      the 2011 Regulation, or

    3. c

      the 2019 Regulations;

  • relevant building” means—

    1. a

      a building which consists of a dwelling, or

    2. b

      a building which contains two or more dwellings;

  • relevant interest”, in relation to a building in England and Wales, means—

    1. a

      in a case where the building consists of a dwelling, a legal or equitable interest in the building, and

    2. b

      in a case where the building contains one or more dwellings, a legal or equitable interest in—

      1. i

        the building, or

      2. ii

        any dwelling contained in the building;

  • relevant interest”, in relation to a building in Scotland, means—

    1. a

      in a case where the building consists of a dwelling, any right or interest (including a servitude or heritable security) in or over the building, and

    2. b

      in a case where the building contains one or more dwellings, any right or interest (including a servitude or heritable security) in or over—

      1. i

        the building, or

      2. ii

        any dwelling contained in the building;

  • requirement” includes a prohibition or restriction.