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Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026
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37Preparation and revision of safety case report by principal accountable personE+W
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(1)The principal accountable person for an occupied category 1 building must prepare a report containing information specified in regulations made by the Welsh Ministers relating to—
(a)the current fire risk assessment for the building;
(b)the steps that have been taken under section 33 (management of fire safety risks) by each accountable person for the building and any person who is treated as an accountable person for the purposes of that section by virtue of section 36;
(c)the current structural risk assessment for each part of the building for which an accountable person is responsible;
(d)the steps that have been taken under section 35 (management of structural safety risks) by each accountable person for the building and any person who is treated as an accountable person for the purposes of that section by virtue of section 36.
(2)A report under subsection (1) is referred to in this Act as a “safety case report”.
(3)The principal accountable person must prepare the safety case report as soon as reasonably practicable after the latest of the following events occurs—
(a)the building becomes occupied;
(b)the building becomes a category 1 building;
(c)the person becomes the principal accountable person for the building;
(d)this section comes into force.
(4)As soon as possible after preparing the safety case report, the principal accountable person must give a copy of it to the building safety authority for the building.
(5)The principal accountable person must—
(a)keep the safety case report under review, and
(b)make any revisions to the report that are necessary to ensure that it is kept up to date.
(6)If directed to do so by the building safety authority, the principal accountable person must revise the safety case report in accordance with the direction.
(7)As soon as possible after revising the safety case report under subsection (5) or (6), the principal accountable person must give to the building safety authority—
(a)a copy of the revised report, and
(b)a notice summarising the revisions.
(8)The Welsh Ministers may by regulations—
(a)make further provision about the content of a safety case report or a notice under subsection (7)(b);
(b)make provision about the form of a report or notice;
(c)make provision about how a copy of a report or a notice must be given.
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I1S. 37 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 138(2)
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