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Building Safety Act 2022

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Commencement

  1. The provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint, subject as follows.
  2. The following provisions of this Act come into force on the day on which Royal Assent is received:
    • Section 1;
    • Section 2(1);
    • Section 7;
    • Section 28;
    • Section 30;
    • Sections 61 to 70;
    • Section 115 and
    • Part 6, except sections 161 and 164
    • The regulation making powers in Parts 2 and 4 of the Act also come into force on Royal Assent.
  3. The following provisions come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which Royal Assent is received:
    • Sections 116 to 125 and Schedule 8;
    • Section 134;
    • Section 135;
    • Section 146 (and schedule 11);
    • Sections 147 to 155;
    • Section 157 to 159.
  4. The following Wales-only provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Welsh Ministers may by regulations appoint-
    • Section 31 (but only as respects section 120I of the Building Act 1984)
    • Section 32(3) (but only as respects section 91ZD of the Building Act 1984)
    • Section 42 (but only as respects section 58Z2 and 58Z10 of the Building Act 1984)
    • Schedule 5, paragraph 56 and paragraph 77 (but only as respects section 120C of the Building Act 1984)
  5. The following provisions of this Act come into force, in relation to Wales, on such day as the Welsh Ministers may by regulations appoint-
    • Section 32 except subsection (3) of that section;
    • Section 33 except so far as relating to paragraph 1D(3) of Schedule 1 to the Building Act 1984;
    • Sections 34 to 41;
    • Section 42 except so far as relating to section 58Z2, 58Z7 or 35 58Z10 of the Building Act 1984;
    • Section 43 and Schedule 4;
    • Sections 44 to 52;
    • Section 53 except subsection (1) of that section;
    • Section 55 and Schedule 5 except-
      1. (A) paragraphs 38 and 87 to 89 of that Schedule (and section 54 so far as relating to those paragraphs);
      2. (B) paragraph 77 of that Schedule so far as relating to section 120B of the Building Act 1984 (and section 54 so far as relating to that section);
    • Section 56 and Schedule 6 except paragraphs 7 and 29 of that Schedule;
    • Section 57;
    • Section 156 except subsection (8) of that section so far as relating to Article 22B of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005;

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