London Local Authorities Act 2000

45 Dangerous structures

(1) The provisions of Part VII of the Act of 1939 (which makes provision in relation to dangerous and neglected structures) shall apply to outer London boroughs.

(2) Section 43 of the [1963 c. 33.] London Government Act 1963 (which provides for modifications to the extent of the application of the London Building Acts) is amended by the insertion, in subsection (1), after the words “Part II” in both places where they appear, of the words “and Part VII”.

(3) The council of an outer London borough to which Part VII of the said Act of 1939 is applied under this section may make regulations under section 8 (Dangerous structure fees) of the [1994 c. xii.] London Local Authorities Act 1994 as though they were a borough to which the London Building Acts apply.

(4) Section 77 of the [1984 c. 55.] Building Act 1984 (which makes provision in relation to dangerous buildings) and section 79 of that Act (which makes provision in relation to ruinous and dilapidated buildings and neglected sites) shall not apply to an outer London borough.

(5) Paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the said Act of 1984 shall apply in respect of the borough of a participating council as though “77 to 83” were replaced by “77 to 80, 82, 83”.

(6) In this section—

• “outer London borough” has the same meaning as in section 1(1) of the said Act of 1963 but does not include the London Borough of Barnet;

• “the Act of 1939” means the [1939 c. xcvii.] London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939; and

• “the London Building Acts” means the London Building Acts 1930 to 1939 as amended by the [1952 c. viii.] London County Council (General Powers) Act 1952 and by the [1954 c. xxiv.] London County Council (General Powers) Act 1954.