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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Building Act 1984 (c. 55)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

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Building Act 1984

1984 CHAPTER 55

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Building Regulations

    1. Power to make building regulations

      1. 1. Power to make building regulations

      2. 2. Continuing requirements

    2. Exemption from building regulations

      1. 3. Exemption of particular classes of buildings etc

      2. 4.Exemption of educational buildings and buildings of statutory undertakers

      3. 5. Exemption of public bodies from procedural requirements of building regulations

    3. Approved documents

      1. 6. Approval of documents for purposes of building regulations

      2. 7. Compliance or non-compliance with approved documents

    4. Relaxation of building regulations

      1. 8. Relaxation of building regulations

      2. 9. Application for relaxation

      3. 10. Advertisement of proposal for relaxation of building regulations

      4. 11. Type relaxation of building regulations

    5. Type approval of building matter

      1. 12. Power of Secretary of State to approve type of building matter

      2. 13. Delegation of power to approve

    6. Consultation

      1. 14. Consultation with Building Regulations Advisory Committee and other bodies

      2. 15. Consultation with fire authority

    7. Passing of plans

      1. 16. Passing or rejection of plans

      2. 17. Approval of persons to give certificates etc

      3. 18.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 19. Use of short-lived materials

      5. 20. Use of materials unsuitable for permanent building

      6. 21.Provision of drainage

      7. 22. Drainage of buildings in combination

      8. 23. Provision of facilities for refuse

      9. 24. Provision of exits etc

      10. 25. Provision of water supply

      11. 26–29.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. Determination of questions

      1. 30.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    9. Proposed departure from plans

      1. 31. Proposed departure from plans

    10. Lapse of deposit of plans

      1. 32. Lapse of deposit of plans

    11. Tests for conformity with building regulations

      1. 33. Tests for conformity with building regulations

    12. Classification of buildings

      1. 34. Classification of buildings

    13. Breach of building regulations

      1. 35. Penalty for contravening building regulations

      2. 36. Removal or alteration of offending work

      3. 37. Obtaining of report where section 36 notice given

      4. 38. Civil liability

    14. Appeals in certain cases

      1. 39. Appeal against refusal etc. to relax building regulations

      2. 40. Appeal against section 36 notice

      3. 41. Appeal to Crown Court

      4. 42. Appeal and statement of case to High Court in certain cases

      5. 43. Procedure on appeal to Secretary of State on certain matters

    15. Application of building regulations to Crown etc

      1. 44. Application to Crown

      2. 45. Application to United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

    16. Inner London

      1. 46. Inner London

  2. Part II

    Supervision of Building Work etc. otherwise than by Local Authorities

    1. Supervision of plans and work by approved inspectors

      1. 47. Giving and acceptance of initial notice

      2. 48. Effect of initial notice

      3. 49. Approved inspectors

      4. 50. Plans certificates

      5. 51. Final certificates

      6. 51A. Variation of work to which initial notice relates

      7. 51B. Effect of amendment notice

      8. 51C. Change of person intending to carry out work

      9. 52. Cancellation of initial notice

      10. 53. Effect of initial notice ceasing to be in force

    2. Supervision of their own work by public bodies

      1. 54. Giving, acceptance and effect of public body’s notice

    3. Supplementary

      1. 55. Appeals

      2. 56. Recording and furnishing of information

      3. 57. Offences

      4. 58. Construction of Part II

  3. Part III

    Other Provisions about Buildings

    1. Drainage

      1. 59. Drainage of building

      2. 60. Use and ventilation of soil pipes

      3. 61. Repair etc, of drain

      4. 62. Disconnection of drain

      5. 63. Improper construction or repair of water-closet or drain

    2. Provision of sanitary conveniences

      1. 64. Provision of closets in building

      2. 65. Provision of sanitary conveniences in workplace

      3. 66. Replacement of earth-closets etc

      4. 67. Loan of termporary sanitary conveniences

      5. 68. Erection of public conveniences

    3. Buildings

      1. 69. Provision of water supply in occupied house

      2. 70. Provision of food storage accommodation in house

      3. 71.Entrances, exits etc. to be required in certain cases

      4. 72. Means of escape from fire

      5. 73. Raising of chimney

      6. 74. Cellars and rooms below subsoil water level

      7. 75. Consents under s. 74

    4. Defective premises, demolition etc

      1. 76. Defective premises

      2. 77. Dangerous building

      3. 78. Dangerous building—emergency measures

      4. 79. Ruinous and dilapidated buildings and neglected sites

      5. 80. Notice to local authority of intended demolition

      6. 81. Local authority’s power to serve notice about demolition

      7. 82. Notices under section 81

      8. 83. Appeal against notice under s. 81

    5. Yards and passages

      1. 84. Paving and drainage of yards and passages

      2. 85. Maintenance of entrances to courtyards

    6. Appeal to Crown Court

      1. 86. Appeal to Crown Court

    7. Application of provisions to Crown property

      1. 87. Application of provisions to Crown property

    8. Inner London

      1. 88. Inner London

    9. Miscellaneous

      1. 89. References in Acts to building byelaws

      2. 90. Facilities for inspecting local Acts

  4. Part IV

    General

    1. Duties of local authorities

      1. 91. Duties of local authorities

    2. Documents

      1. 92. Form of documents

      2. 93. Authentication of documents

      3. 94. Service of documents

    3. Entry on premises

      1. 95. Power to enter premises

      2. 96. Supplementary provisions as to entry

    4. Execution of works

      1. 97. Power to execute work

      2. 98. Power to require occupier to permit work

      3. 99. Content and enforcement of notice requiring works

      4. 100. Sale of materials

      5. 101. Breaking open of streets

    5. Appeal against notice requiring works

      1. 102. Appeal against notice requiring works

    6. General provisions about appeals and applications

      1. 103. Procedure on appeal or application to magistrates’ court

      2. 104. Local authority to give effect to appeal

      3. 105. Judge not disqualified by liability to rates

    7. Compensation, and recovery of sums

      1. 106. Compensation for damage

      2. 107. Recovery of expenses etc

      3. 108. Payment by instalments

      4. 109.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 110. Liability of agent or trustee

      6. 111. Arbitration

    8. Obstruction

      1. 112. Obstruction

    9. Prosecutions

      1. 113. Prosecution of offences

      2. 114. Continuing offences

    10. Protection of members etc. of authorities

      1. 115. Protection of members etc. of authorities

    11. Default powers

      1. 116. Default powers of Secretary of State

      2. 117. Expenses of Secretary of State

      3. 118. Variations or revocation of order transferring powers

    12. Local inquiries

      1. 119. Local inquiries

    13. Orders

      1. 120. Orders

    14. Interpretation

      1. 121. Meaning of “building”

      2. 122. Meaning of “building regulations”

      3. 123. Meaning of “construct”and “erect”

      4. 124. Meaning of deposit of plans

      5. 125. Construction and availability of sewers

      6. 126. General interpretation

      7. 127. Construction of certain references concerning Temples

    15. Savings

      1. 128. Protection for dock and railway undertakings

      2. 129. Saving for Local Land Charges Act 1975

      3. 130. Saving for other laws

      4. 131. Restriction of application of Part IV to Schedule 3

  5. Part V

    Supplementary

    1. 132. Transitional provisions

    2. 133. Consequential amendments and repeals

    3. 134. Commencement

    4. 135. Short title and extent

  6. SCHEDULE 1

    Building Regulations

  7. SCHEDULE 2

    Relaxation of Building Regulations for Existing Work

  8. SCHEDULE 3

    Inner London

  9. SCHEDULE 4

    Provisions Consequential Upon Public Body’s Notice

  10. SCHEDULE 5

    Transitional Provisions

  11. SCHEDULE 6

    Consequential Amendments

  12. SCHEDULE 7

    Repeals

An Act to consolidate certain enactments concerning building and buildings and related matters.

[31st October 1984]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act extended by Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2), s. 67(1)(3), Sch. 7 para. 2(1)(xlvii), Sch. 8 para. 33

C2Act extended by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 25 para. 1(2)(xxxi), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58 and by Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), s. 112(1)(3), Sch. 16 para. 1(xxxix), Sch. 17 para. 33

C3Act extended (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 16(1), Sch. 4 para.2(1)(xxxv); S.I. 1996/218, art.2Act: powers transferred (1.7.1999) except in relation to specified provisions by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

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