http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/5/section/122Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026enStatute Law Database2026-06-22Expert Participation2026-04-28
Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Diogelwch Adeiladau (Cymru) 2026s. 122Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Diogelwch Adeiladau (Cymru) 2026s. 138(2)
PART 5SUPPLEMENTARY AND GENERALBuilding safety authoritiesBuilding safety authorities
122
1
In this Act “building safety authority” means a county council or county borough council designated as such in regulations made by the Welsh Ministers in accordance with this section.
2
Regulations under this section must, for the area of each fire and rescue authority in Wales, designate one county council or county borough council in the area as the building safety authority for that area.
3
Before making regulations under this section, the Welsh Ministers must consult—
a
each county council and county borough council in Wales,
b
each fire safety authority, and
c
such other persons as they consider appropriate.
4
Regulations under this section may make further provision in connection with the exercise of functions by a building safety authority (including provision requiring another county council or county borough council to make payments, or provide services or facilities, to the authority).
5
References in this Act to the building safety authority for a regulated building are to the building safety authority in whose area the building is wholly or mainly situated.
6
In determining whether a regulated building is situated wholly or mainly in the area of a building safety authority, anything that is included in a reference to such a building by virtue of section 7 (ancillary areas) is to be ignored.
7
The functions of a council as a building safety authority are not to be the responsibility of an executive of the council under executive arrangements.
8
In this section, references to the area of each fire and rescue authority in Wales are to be interpreted in accordance with Part 1 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21).
9
In this section—
“the 2000 Act”(“Deddf 2000”) means the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22);
“executive” (“gweithrediaeth”) is to be interpreted in accordance with section 11 of the 2000 Act;
“executive arrangements” (“trefniadau gweithrediaeth”) has the meaning given by section 10 of the 2000 Act.
S. 122 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 138(2)