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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/documents" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/part/IV/crossheading/documents" NumberOfProvisions="4" id="part-IV-crossheading-documents" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2024-04-06"><Title> Documents</Title><P1group ConfersPower="true" RestrictStartDate="2024-04-06"><Title> Form of documents.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/section/92" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/section/92" id="section-92"><Pnumber>92</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/section/92/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/section/92/1" id="section-92-1" RestrictStartDate="2024-04-06"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>All—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/section/92/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/section/92/1/a" id="section-92-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>notices, orders, consents, demands and other documents authorised or required by or under this Act to be given, made or issued by a local authority <Addition ChangeId="key-c213b2e3963066272be1a96e03ffb6c1-1695984852574" CommentaryRef="key-c213b2e3963066272be1a96e03ffb6c1">or the regulator</Addition>, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/section/92/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/section/92/1/b" id="section-92-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>notices and applications authorised or required by or under this Act to be given or made to, or to any officer of, a local authority <Addition ChangeId="key-c213b2e3963066272be1a96e03ffb6c1-1695984871254" CommentaryRef="key-c213b2e3963066272be1a96e03ffb6c1">or the regulator</Addition>,</Text></P3para></P3><Text>shall be in writing.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/section/92/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/section/92/2" id="section-92-2" RestrictStartDate="2023-09-05"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The <Addition ChangeId="key-3024a01bbe319593f60a6426f12b5243-1663094907024" CommentaryRef="key-3024a01bbe319593f60a6426f12b5243">appropriate national authority</Addition>  may, by regulations <CommentaryRef Ref="key-0546b636b68b4ca226a3f52c74bc9c20"/>..., prescribe the form of any notice, advertisement, certificate or other document to be used for any of the purposes of this Act, and if forms are so prescribed those forms or forms to the like effect may be used in all cases to which those forms are applicable.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-0546b636b68b4ca226a3f52c74bc9c20" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="c4nqspzo5-01540" SectionRef="section-92-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/section/92/2">s. 92(2)</CitationSubRef> omitted (28.6.2022 for E., 5.9.2023 for W.) by virtue of <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/30" id="c4nqspzo5-01541" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2022" Number="30" Title="Building Safety Act 2022">Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4nqspzo5-01541" id="c4nqspzo5-01542" 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="c4nqspzo5-01541" id="c4nqspzo5-01543" SectionRef="section-170-4-c" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/30/section/170/4/c">(c)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4nqspzo5-01541" id="c4nqspzo5-01544" SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-57-3-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/30/schedule/5/paragraph/57/3/b" Operative="true">Sch. 5 para. 57(3)(b)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/561" id="c4nqspzo5-01545" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2022" Number="561" Title="The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2022">S.I. 2022/561</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4nqspzo5-01545" id="c4nqspzo5-01546" SectionRef="regulation-3-f" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/561/regulation/3/f">reg. 3(f)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4nqspzo5-01545" id="c4nqspzo5-01547" SectionRef="schedule-paragraph-32" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/561/schedule/paragraph/32">Sch. para. 32</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2023/914" id="c4nqspzo5-01548" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2023" Number="914" Title="The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2023">S.I. 2023/914</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4nqspzo5-01548" id="c4nqspzo5-01549" SectionRef="regulation-2-b-xiii" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2023/914/regulation/2/b/xiii">reg. 2(b)(xiii)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4nqspzo5-01548" id="c4nqspzo5-01550" SectionRef="schedule-paragraph-23" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2023/914/schedule/paragraph/23">Sch. para. 23</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-3024a01bbe319593f60a6426f12b5243" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="c4nqspzo5-01524" SectionRef="section-92-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/section/92/2">s. 92(2)</CitationSubRef> substituted (28.6.2022 for E., 5.9.2023 for W.) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/30" id="c4nqspzo5-01525" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2022" Number="30" Title="Building Safety Act 2022">Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4nqspzo5-01525" id="c4nqspzo5-01526" 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="c4nqspzo5-01525" id="c4nqspzo5-01527" SectionRef="section-170-4-c" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/30/section/170/4/c">(c)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4nqspzo5-01525" id="c4nqspzo5-01528" SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-57-3-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/30/schedule/5/paragraph/57/3/a" Operative="true">Sch. 5 para. 57(3)(a)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/561" id="c4nqspzo5-01529" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2022" Number="561" Title="The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2022">S.I. 2022/561</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4nqspzo5-01529" id="c4nqspzo5-01530" SectionRef="regulation-3-f" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/561/regulation/3/f">reg. 3(f)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4nqspzo5-01529" id="c4nqspzo5-01531" SectionRef="schedule-paragraph-32" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/561/schedule/paragraph/32">Sch. para. 32</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2023/914" id="c4nqspzo5-01532" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2023" Number="914" Title="The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2023">S.I. 2023/914</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4nqspzo5-01532" id="c4nqspzo5-01533" SectionRef="regulation-2-b-xiii" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2023/914/regulation/2/b/xiii">reg. 2(b)(xiii)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4nqspzo5-01532" id="c4nqspzo5-01534" SectionRef="schedule-paragraph-23" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2023/914/schedule/paragraph/23">Sch. para. 23</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-c213b2e3963066272be1a96e03ffb6c1" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="ccsyn1ed5-02993" SectionRef="section-92-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/section/92/1">s. 92(1)</CitationSubRef> inserted (1.10.2023 except in relation to W., 6.4.2024 for W.) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/30" id="ccsyn1ed5-02994" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2022" Number="30" Title="Building Safety Act 2022">Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="ccsyn1ed5-02994" id="ccsyn1ed5-02995" 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="ccsyn1ed5-02994" id="ccsyn1ed5-02996" SectionRef="section-170-4-c" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/30/section/170/4/c">(c)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="ccsyn1ed5-02994" id="ccsyn1ed5-02997" SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-57-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/30/schedule/5/paragraph/57/2" Operative="true">Sch. 5 para. 57(2)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/993" id="ccsyn1ed5-02998" 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="ccsyn1ed5-02998" id="ccsyn1ed5-02999" SectionRef="regulation-2-n-xxiv" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/993/regulation/2/n/xxiv">reg. 2(n)(xxiv)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="ccsyn1ed5-02998" id="ccsyn1ed5-03000" SectionRef="regulation-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/993/regulation/4">reg. 4</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2024/207" id="ccsyn1ed5-03001" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2024" Number="207" Title="The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2024">S.I. 2024/207</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="ccsyn1ed5-03001" id="ccsyn1ed5-03002" SectionRef="regulation-2-d-xi" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2024/207/regulation/2/d/xi">reg. 2(d)(xi)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="ccsyn1ed5-03001" id="ccsyn1ed5-03003" SectionRef="schedule" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2024/207/schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="ccsyn1ed5-03001" id="ccsyn1ed5-03004" SectionRef="regulation-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2024/207/regulation/3">regs. 3</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="ccsyn1ed5-03001" id="ccsyn1ed5-03005" SectionRef="regulation-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2024/207/regulation/4">4</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="ccsyn1ed5-03001" id="ccsyn1ed5-03006" StartSectionRef="regulation-8" EndSectionRef="regulation-12" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2024/207/regulation/8" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2024/207/regulation/12">8-12</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>