What UK Building Act 1984: Building Regulations, Plans Approval, Enforcement and Dangerous Buildings requires
The Building Act 1984 is the principal enabling statute for building control in England and Wales, providing the power to make building regulations and the local-authority enforcement machinery, now operating alongside the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Building Safety Regulator. Section 1 confers the power to make building regulations with respect to the design and construction of buildings and the provision of services, fittings and equipment. Section 2 provides for continuing requirements that may be imposed in respect of designed matters. Section 6 provides for the approval and issue of documents (approved documents) giving practical guidance on the requirements of building regulations. Section 16 governs the passing or rejection of plans deposited with the relevant authority. Enforcement is direct: section 35 makes it an offence to contravene building regulations, section 36 empowers the authority to require the removal or alteration of offending work, and section 38 addresses civil liability for breach of duty imposed by building regulations. The Act also gives local authorities powers over unsafe buildings: section 76 deals with defective premises, sections 77 and 78 with dangerous buildings and emergency measures, and section 79 with ruinous and dilapidated buildings and neglected sites, while section 91 sets the duties of local authorities and the Building Safety Regulator. The Act is the legal foundation of the building-regulations regime and the source of local-authority powers to secure compliant and safe buildings.
Pillar: Construction & Real Estate · Authority: UK Parliament / local authorities and the Building Safety Regulator · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/contents
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- Building Act 1984, section 1 - power to make building regulations.
- Building Act 1984, section 2 - continuing requirements.
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