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Housing and Building Control Act 1984

1984 CHAPTER 29

An Act to make further provision with respect to the disposal of, and the rights of secure tenants of, dwelling-houses held by local authorities and other bodies in England and Wales; to amend the law of England and Wales relating to the supervision of building work, the building regulations, sanitation and buildings and building control; and for connected purposes.

[26th June 1984]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Commencement Information

I1Act wholly in force at 26.8.1984 see s. 66(3)

Part IE+W

1—38.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1E+W

Textual Amendments

Part IIE+W

39—51.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2E+W

Textual Amendments

F2Ss. 39–59, 60(2)(b), 61, 66(2), Schs. 8–10, Sch. 11 paras. 4, 5, 35 repealed by Building Act 1984 (c. 55, SIF 15), s. 133(2), Sch. 7

Part IIIE+W Miscellaneous amendments relating to building work

52—59.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3E+W

Textual Amendments

F3Ss. 39–59, 60(2)(b), 61, 66(2), Schs. 8–10, Sch. 11 paras. 4, 5, 35 repealed by Building Act 1984 (c. 55, SIF 15), s. 133(2), Sch. 7

60 Amendments of enactments relating to sanitation and buildings.E+W

(1)Part XII of the 1936 Act (enforcement and other general provisions) shall have effect as if so much of Part II of the 1961 Act (sanitation and buildings) as does not relate to building regulations were contained in Part II of the 1936 Act.

(2)In the following provisions, namely—

(a)so much of Part II of the 1936 Act (sanitation and buildings) as does not relate to building regulations;

(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4

(c)so much of Part II of the 1961 Act as does not relate to building regulations,

expressions which are defined by subsection (1) of section 82 of the 1974 Act shall have the meanings given by that subsection.

Textual Amendments

F4Ss. 39–59, 60(2)(b), 61, 66(2), Schs. 8–10, Sch. 11 paras. 4, 5, 35 repealed by Building Act 1984 (c. 55, SIF 15), s. 133(2), Sch. 7

61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5E+W

Textual Amendments

F5Ss. 39–59, 60(2)(b), 61, 66(2), Schs. 8–10, Sch. 11 paras. 4, 5, 35 repealed by Building Act 1984 (c. 55, SIF 15), s. 133(2), Sch. 7

62 Interpretation of Part III.E+W

(1)In this Part of this Act—

  • “the 1936 Act” means the M1Public Health Act 1936;

  • “the 1961 Act” means the M2Public Health Act 1961;

  • “the 1974 Act” means the M3Health and Safety at Work etc, Act 1974;

  • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6

  • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6

(2)Any reference in this Part of this Act to the carrying out of work includes a reference to the making of a material change of use, as defined by and for the purposes of building regulations.

Textual Amendments

Marginal Citations

Part IVE+W Miscellaneous and General

F763. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W

Textual Amendments

F7Ss. 63-65 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993, c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1, Pt.XIII

F864. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W

Textual Amendments

F8Ss. 63-65 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993, c. 50, s. (1), Sch. 1, Pt. XIII

F965. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W

Textual Amendments

F9Ss. 63-65 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993, c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1, Pt.XIII

66 Short title, commencement and extent.E+W

(1)This Act may be cited as the Housing and Building Control Act 1984.

(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10

F11(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4)This Act does not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.

Textual Amendments

F10Ss. 39–59, 60(2)(b), 61, 66(2), Schs. 8–10, Sch. 11 paras. 4, 5, 35 repealed by Building Act 1984 (c. 55, SIF 15), s. 133(2), Sch. 7

F11S. 66(3) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993, c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1, Pt.XIII

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULES 1—7E+W . . . F12

Textual Amendments

SCHEDULE 8—10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F13E+W

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F13Ss. 39–59, 60(2)(b), 61, 66(2), Schs. 8–10, Sch. 11 paras. 4, 5, 35 repealed by Building Act 1984 (c. 55, SIF 15), s. 133(2), Sch. 7

Section 64.

SCHEDULE 11E+W

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Sch. 11 repealed by 1993, c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1, Pt. XIII

SCHEDULE 12E+WF18. . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F18Sch. 12 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993, c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1. Pt.XIII

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