SCHEDULE 2AMENDMENTS OF PRIMARY LEGISLATION.
Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 198742
1
The Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 M1 is amended as follows.
2
In section 27 (contents of safety certificates) after subsection (3) insert—
3A
No condition of a safety certificate shall require a person to contravene any provision of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 or regulations made under it.
3
In section 29 (amendment, cancellation etc. of certificates)—
a
after subsection (1) insert—
1A
The local authority shall, if it appears to them that a safety certificate would require a person to contravene any provision of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 or regulations made under it, amend the safety certificate by notice in writing to its holder; but nothing in this subsection shall be taken to require the local authority to take any action unless they are aware of such an inconsistency between a safety certificate and the Order.
b
in subsection (4) after “(1)(b)” insert “
or (1A)
”
; and
4
After section 29 insert—
29ASafety certificates: fire safety
A safety certificate has no effect to the extent that it would require a person to contravene any provision of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 or regulations made under it.
5
In section 33(1) M2 (exclusion of other statutory requirements)—
a
omit paragraph (b); and
b
in paragraph (d) for the words “sections 24 and 71” substitute “
section 24
”
.