Part 4Higher-risk buildings
Duties relating to building safety risks
I1I283Assessment of building safety risks
1
An accountable person for an occupied higher-risk building must as soon as reasonably practicable after the relevant time assess the building safety risks as regards the part of the building for which they are responsible.
2
Further such assessments must be made—
a
at regular intervals,
b
at any time that the accountable person has reason to suspect that the current assessment is no longer valid, and
c
at the direction of the regulator, within a period specified in the direction.
3
An assessment under subsection (1) or (2) must be suitable and sufficient for the purposes of enabling the accountable person to comply with their duties under section 84.
4
In this section “the relevant time” means—
a
the time when the building becomes occupied, or
b
if later, the time when the person becomes an accountable person for the building.