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Section 120I: Higher-risk buildings and higher-risk building work: Wales

Building Act 1984 · 1984 c. 55View on legislation.gov.uk

Part IV: General

This section applies for the purposes of this Act as it applies in relation to Wales.

"Higher-risk building" means a building of a description specified in regulations made by the Welsh Ministers.

"Higher-risk building work" means any work relating to a higher-risk building or a proposed higher-risk building, including—

any work relating to a building that is not a higher-risk building that causes it to become such a building, and
any work relating to a higher-risk building that causes it to cease to be such a building.

The Welsh Ministers may by regulations define "building" for the purposes of this section.

The regulations may in particular provide that "building" includes—

any other structure or erection of any kind (whether temporary or permanent);
any vehicle, vessel or other movable object of any kind, in such circumstances as may be specified.

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