PART 1 E+W SAFETY OF BUILDINGS CONTAINING TWO OR MORE RESIDENTIAL UNITS

Prospective

CHAPTER 8 E+W DUTIES OF RESIDENTS AND OWNERS ETC. OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS

54 Regulated buildings: fire safety duties of residents etc. E+W

(1) This section applies to—

(a) an adult resident of a residential unit in an occupied regulated building;

(b) an owner of a residential unit in such a building.

(2) A person to whom this section applies must not—

(a) in, on, or in relation to, any of the common parts of the building, do any act that creates a significant risk of a fire safety risk materialising in relation to the building;

(b) in, on or in relation to the residential unit, do any act that creates a significant risk or significantly increases any existing risk that, if fire breaks out in the residential unit, the fire will spread from the unit;

(c) without reasonable excuse, remove, damage, or interfere with the functioning of anything that—

(i) is in, or forms part of, any of the common parts of the building, and

(ii) is intended to improve the safety of people in or about the building in relation to a fire safety risk.

(3) In subsection (2)(a) “common parts” includes a balcony, or a part of a balcony, that is included in a demise of a residential unit.

(4) A person to whom this section applies must comply with a request for information if—

(a) the request—

(i) is made by the principal accountable person for the building, and

(ii) is for information that is necessary to enable the principal accountable person to comply with sections 29 to 32 or regulations made under those sections (assessment of fire safety risks);

(b) the request—

(i) is made by the accountable person who is responsible for the part of the building containing the residential unit, and

(ii) is for information that is necessary to enable the accountable person to comply with section 33 or regulations made under it (management of fire safety risks);

(c) the request—

(i) is made by the accountable person who is responsible for the part of the building containing the residential unit, and

(ii) is for information that is necessary to enable a person who is treated as an accountable person by virtue of section 36 to comply with section 33 or regulations made under it.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 54 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 138(2)