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The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

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REGULATORY REFORM, ENGLAND AND WALES

2024-05-16

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2024-04-25

This Order reforms the law relating to fire safety in non-domestic premises. It replaces fire certification under the Fire Precautions Act 1971 with a general duty to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of employees, a general duty, in relation to non-employees to take such fire precautions as may reasonably be required in the circumstances to ensure that premises are safe and a duty to carry out a risk assessment. The Order imposes a number of specific duties in relation to the fire precautions to be taken. The Order provides for the enforcement of the Order, appeals, offences and connected matters. It amends or repeals other primary legislation concerning fire safety to take account of the new system and provides for minor and other consequential amendments, repeals and revocations. The Order also gives effect in England and Wales to:Council Directive 89/391/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work (O.J. No. L 183, 29.6.89, p. 1) (“the Framework Directive”) (except for provisions on accident reporting (article 9(1)(c) and (d) and (2)), employment protection rights (articles 7(2), 8(4) and (5) and 11(4)), and use of personal protective equipment (article 13(2)(b)));Council Directive 91/383/EEC supplementing the measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of workers with a fixed-duration employment relationship or a temporary employment relationship (O.J. No. L 206, 29.7.91, p. 19) (“the Temporary Workers' Directive”) (except for provisions on the responsibility of host undertakings to temporary workers (article 8));article 6 of, together with paragraphs 4 and 5 each of the annexes to, Council Directive 89/654/EEC concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the workplace (O.J. No. L 393, 30.12.89, p. 1) (“the Workplace Directive”);articles 6 and 7 of Council Directive 94/33/EC (O.J. No. L216, 20.8.94, p.12) on the protection of young people at work;Council Directive 98/24/EC on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (O.J. No. L 131, 05.05.98, p. 11 ) (“the Chemical Agents Directive”); andCouncil Directive 99/92/EC on minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers potentially at risk from explosive atmospheres (O.J. No. L 23, 28.01.00, p. 57) (“the Explosive Atmospheres Directive”),

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

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Building Safety Act 2022

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s. 170(4)(b)

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SCHEDULE 2AMENDMENTS OF PRIMARY LEGISLATION.

Zoo Licensing Act 198121

Section 3 of the Zoo Licensing Act 1981 M1 (consideration of application for licence) is amended as follows—

a

in subsection (2), for paragraph (c) substitute “ (c) the relevant fire and rescue authority ”; and

b

after subsection (2) insert—

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In subsection (2) “the relevant fire and rescue authority” means—
a
where the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to the zoo—
i
the enforcing authority within the meaning given by article 25 of that Order, and
ii
the fire and rescue authority under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 for the area in which the whole or any part of the zoo is situated, if that authority is not the enforcing authority mentioned in sub-paragraph (i);
b
in any other case, the fire and rescue authority under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 for the area in which the whole or any part of the zoo is situated .