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<Text>Where a regulated building is occupied, the principal accountable person for the building must ensure that the fire safety risks relating to the relevant parts of the building are assessed in accordance with this section, sections 30 to 32 and any regulations made under those sections.</Text>
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<Text>The “relevant parts” of the building are every part of the building for which any accountable person is responsible (see section 16).</Text>
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<Text>An assessment under subsection (1) is referred to in this Act as a “fire risk assessment”.</Text>
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<Text>A fire risk assessment must be suitable and sufficient to enable each accountable person for the building (and any other person who is treated as an accountable person by virtue of section 36) to comply with section 33 (management of fire safety risks).</Text>
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