Part 4Higher-risk buildings

Introduction

61Overview of Part

(1)

This Part contains provisions about the management of building safety risks as regards occupied higher-risk buildings.

(2)

In this Part—

(a)

sections 62 to 64 define “building safety risk” and make related provision;

(b)

sections 65 to 70 define “higher-risk building”, make related provision, and confer power to modify this Part as it applies in relation to any description of higher-risk building;

(c)

sections 71 to 75 contain other key definitions, including—

(i)

when a building is “occupied”;

(ii)

the definition of “accountable person” and “principal accountable person”;

and provide that the First-tier Tribunal may determine who is an accountable person or the principal accountable person for a higher-risk building;

(d)

sections 76 to 82 make provision about the registration of higher-risk buildings and about building assessment certificates;

(e)

sections 83 to 86 make provision about the assessment and management of building safety risks, including provision requiring a safety case report to be prepared and revised;

(f)

sections 87 to 90 contain provisions about the keeping and giving of information and documents to the regulator, other accountable persons, residents and others;

(g)

sections 91 to 94 contain provisions about engagement with residents etc, including—

(i)

provision requiring a residents’ engagement strategy to be prepared and revised;

(ii)

provision requiring complaints systems to be established and operated;

(h)

sections 95 to 97 impose duties on residents and make provision for the enforcement of those duties;

(i)

section 98 to 101 contain provisions about the enforcement of this Part;

(j)

section 102 and Schedule 7 provide for the appointment of a special measures manager, to undertake duties under this Part in place of an accountable person, and make further provision in connection with that appointment;

(k)

sections 103 to 107 contain provisions about appeals;

(l)

sections 108 to 111 contain miscellaneous provisions, including provision about cooperation and coordination;

(m)

sections 112 to 114 provide for certain terms to be implied into leases, and contain other provisions affecting the relationship between landlord and tenant or affecting commonholds;

(n)

section 115 contains definitions applying for the purposes of this Part.