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Building Safety Act 2022, Section 4 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

4Duty to facilitate building safety: higher-risk buildingsE+W

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(1)The regulator must provide such assistance and encouragement to relevant persons as it considers appropriate with a view to facilitating their securing the safety of people in or about higher-risk buildings in relation to building safety risks as regards those buildings.

(2)The assistance and encouragement that must be provided under subsection (1) includes, in particular, assistance and encouragement with a view to facilitating securing the safety of disabled people in or about higher-risk buildings in relation to building safety risks as regards those buildings.

(3)For this purpose “relevant persons” means—

(a)residents of higher-risk buildings within the meaning of Part 4,

(b)owners of residential units in such buildings,

(c)persons who are accountable persons within the meaning of Part 4, and

(d)persons upon whom duties are imposed by virtue of paragraph 5B of Schedule 1 to the Building Act 1984 (dutyholders).

(4)In subsections (1) and (2)

  • building safety risk” has the meaning given by section 62;

  • disabled”: see section 30;

  • higher-risk building” means—

    (a)

    a higher-risk building within the meaning of Part 4 (see section 65), or

    (b)

    a higher-risk building within the meaning of the Building Act 1984.

(5)Parts 3 and 4 confer further functions on the regulator in relation to higher-risk buildings.

Commencement Information

I1S. 4 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 170(2)(a)

I2S. 4(1)(2)(3)(4) in force at 1.12.2022 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2022/1210, reg. 2(a) (with reg. 3)

I3S. 4(5) in force at 1.10.2023 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2023/993, reg. 2(a)

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