PART 5Amendment to the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023
Exclusions from the definition of “higher-risk building”20
1
The Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 202332 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 7, for paragraph (2) substitute—
2
The following descriptions of building are specified for the purposes of paragraph (1)—
a
a building that consists entirely of—
i
a secure residential institution;
ii
a hotel;
iii
military barracks;
iv
living accommodation provided by the Ministry of Defence;
v
living accommodation for—
aa
His Majesty’s forces;
bb
any visiting force or international headquarters or defence organisation designated for the purpose of the International Headquarters and Defence Organisations Act 1964;
b
a building, that is used for residential and non-residential purposes, in which all the living accommodation is provided by the Ministry of Defence.
3
In regulation 8, for paragraph (2) substitute—
2
The following descriptions of building are specified for the purposes of paragraph (1)—
a
a building that consists entirely of—
i
a care home;
ii
a hospital;
iii
a secure residential institution;
iv
a hotel;
v
military barracks;
vi
living accommodation provided by the Ministry of Defence;
vii
living accommodation for—
aa
His Majesty’s forces;
bb
any visiting force or international headquarters or defence organisation designated for the purpose of the International Headquarters and Defence Organisations Act 1964;
b
a building, that is used for residential and non-residential purposes, in which all the living accommodation is provided by the Ministry of Defence.