http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/5/section/3Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026enStatute Law Database2026-06-22Expert Participation2026-04-28
PART 1SAFETY OF BUILDINGS CONTAINING TWO OR MORE RESIDENTIAL UNITSCHAPTER 2KEY TERMSRegulated buildings, residential units and categories of buildingMeaning of “building”
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This section sets out the meaning of “building” for the purposes of section 2.
2
In the case of a structure that is not attached to another structure (an “unattached structure”), that structure is a building.
3
In the case of structures that are attached to each other, those structures and any constructions attaching them (together a “set of structures”) are a building.
4
But subsections (2) and (3) are subject to subsection (5).
5
If an unattached structure or set of structures contains any independent parts, each independent part is a building (see section 4).
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In this section “structure” means a roofed construction with walls (whether or not the construction includes parts that do not have a roof or walls).
S. 3 in force at 28.4.2026, see s. 138(1)(a)