The Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 2023

Relevant buildingsE+W

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3.—(1) In these Regulations, a relevant building means a building which—

(a)is a residential building,

(b)is at least 11 metres high and located in England, and

(c)has been developed or refurbished during the period starting on 5th April 1992 and ending on 4th April 2022 (“the relevant period”).

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a “residential building” is a self-contained building or self-contained part of a building, which—

(a)contains, at the date these Regulations come into force, at least one dwelling held under the terms of a lease with a term exceeding 21 years or as commonhold land, or

(b)is owned by a registered provider of social housing.

(3) A building does not cease to be a residential building because it also contains premises which are not dwellings.

(4) In this regulation—

(a)section 117 of the Act applies for the purposes of determining whether a building or part of a building is self-contained;

(b)the height of a building will be determined in accordance with the definition of “Building” in the Self Remediation Terms.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 3 in force at 4.7.2023, see reg. 1(1)