The Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023 No. 275

Exclusions from the definition of “higher-risk building”

8.—(1) For the purposes of section 65 of the 2022 Act a “ higher-risk building” does not include a building of a description specified in paragraph (2).

(2) The following descriptions of building are specified for the purposes of paragraph (1)—

(a) a building that comprises entirely of—

(i) a care home;

(ii) a hospital;

(iii) a secure residential institution;

(iv) a hotel;

(v) military barracks;

(b) a building that contains living accommodation provided by the Ministry of Defence (either alone or in combination with other accommodation);

(c) a building that contains living accommodation (either alone or in combination with other accommodation) for—

(i) His Majesty’s forces;

(ii) any visiting force or an international headquarters or defence organisation designated for the purposes of the International Headquarters and Defence Organisations Act 1964.