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Building Safety Act 2022

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Explanatory Notes

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Section 1 is intended to assist the reader of the Act to understand the provisions that follow. It sets out the reason why the Act has been brought forward and signposts the main elements of the Act. This section is not intended to have legal effect; rather it guides the reader through the remaining provisions of the Act, which are intended to have legal effect.

This is a new provision. It highlights that this Act amends the Building Act 1984.