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            An Act to consolidate certain enactments concerning building and buildings and related matters.</dc:description><dc:date>1984-10-31</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-03-06</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-01-27</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/body" NumberOfProvisions="220" RestrictStartDate="2026-01-27"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/part/IV" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/part/IV" NumberOfProvisions="64" id="part-IV" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2026-01-27"><Number><Strong>Part IV</Strong></Number><Title>General</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/part/IV/crossheading/interpretation" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/part/IV/crossheading/interpretation" NumberOfProvisions="9" id="part-IV-crossheading-interpretation" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2026-01-27"><Title> Interpretation</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2023-10-01"><Title> Meaning of deposit of plans</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/section/124" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/section/124" id="section-124"><Pnumber>124</Pnumber><P1para><Text><Repeal ChangeId="key-ea933d4477c0daa06da7a4518e65b137-1695988721646" CommentaryRef="key-ea933d4477c0daa06da7a4518e65b137" RetainText="true">In this Act, a reference to the deposit of plans in accordance with building regulations is a reference to the deposit of plans in accordance with building regulations for the purposes of section 16 above, unless the context otherwise requires.</Repeal></Text></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-ea933d4477c0daa06da7a4518e65b137" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c4qv3p195-00004" SectionRef="section-124" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/section/124">S. 124</CitationSubRef> omitted (1.10.2023 except in relation to W.) by virtue of <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/30" id="c4qv3p195-00005" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2022" Number="30" Title="Building Safety Act 2022">Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4qv3p195-00005" id="c4qv3p195-00006" SectionRef="section-170-4-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/30/section/170/4/b">s. 170(4)(b)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4qv3p195-00005" id="c4qv3p195-00007" SectionRef="section-170-4-c" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/30/section/170/4/c">(c)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4qv3p195-00005" id="c4qv3p195-00008" SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-79" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/30/schedule/5/paragraph/79" Operative="true">Sch. 5 para. 79</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/993" id="c4qv3p195-00009" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2023" Number="993" Title="The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023">S.I. 2023/993</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4qv3p195-00009" id="c4qv3p195-00010" SectionRef="regulation-2-n-xxx" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/993/regulation/2/n/xxx">reg. 2(n)(xxx)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4qv3p195-00009" id="c4qv3p195-00011" SectionRef="regulation-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/993/regulation/3">reg. 3</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>