Building safety legislation and standards index

This article is intended to provide an extensive list of all legislation and standards that relate to building safety, primary and secondary legislation are also included here for more information visit our pages Building Safety Act index, Fire Safety Act index, and Building Safety regulations index for further information.

[edit] Primary Legislation

• Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022.
• Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023.
• Building Safety Act 2022.

[edit] Commencement regulations

• The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2022
• The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022
• The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2022
• The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023
• The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023
• The Building Act 1984 (Commencement No. 3) (England) Order 2023
• The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 6) Regulations 2024
• The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024

[edit] Building Safety Regulations

[edit] Building Control

• The Building Regulations etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023
• The Building (Approved Inspectors etc. And Review of Decisions) (England) Regulations 2023
• The Building Safety Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments etc) Regulations 2023
• The Building (Restricted Activities and Functions) (England) Regulations 2023
• The Building Safety (Regulator's Charges) Regulations 2023
• The Building Regulations (Higher-Risk Building Procedures) (England) 2023
• The Building (Registered Building Control Approvers etc.) (England) Regulations 2024
• The Building (Registered Building Control Approvers etc.) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

[edit] Higher-Risk Buildings

• The Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023
• The Building Safety (Registration of Higher-Risk Buildings and Review of Decisions) (England) Regulations 2023
• The Higher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023
• The Building (Public Bodies and Higher-Risk Building Work) (England) Regulations 2023
• The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023
• The Higher-Risk Buildings (Management of Safety Risks etc) (England) Regulations 2023
• The Higher-Risk Buildings (Keeping and Provision of Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2024

[edit] Architects Act and Consequential Amendments

• The Architects (Fees, Electronic Communications and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022
• The Architects Act 1997 (Amendment) Regulations 2023
• The Building Safety Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments and Prescribed Functions) and Architects Act 1997 (Amendment) Regulations 2023

[edit] Construction Products

• The Construction Products (Amendment) Regulations 2022

[edit] Leaseholder Protections

• The Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections) (England) Regulations 2022
• The Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections) (Information etc) (England) Regulations 2022
• The Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections etc.) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

[edit] Responsible Actors Scheme

• The Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 2023

[edit] Related standards

• BS 8300 1 and 2. Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people. Code of practice.1 for external environments, 2 for buildings, internal layout and facilities.
• BS 8414-1 BRE and BSI standards for flame retardant.
• BSI Flex 8670 framework standard, setting core criteria for building safety competence frameworks, covers fire safety, structural safety & public health across the building life cycle.
• PAS 8671 requirements for Principal Designer duty holder role
• PAS 8672 requirements for Principal Contractor duty holder role
• PAS 8673 competence requirements for safety in residential buildings, for those responsible for the management of safety.
• BS9997 standard for Fire Risk Assessment.
• BS 9999:2017 Code of practice for fire safety in the design management and use of buildings (BS9999: 2008 withdrawn)
• BS 5839: fire detection & alarm systems for buildings.A multi-part Document.
  • Part 1 Fire detection and alarm systems in buildings. Code of practice for installation and servicing
  • Part 2 Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings. Specification for manual call points
  • Part 3 Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings. Specification for automatic release mechanisms for certain fire protection equipment
  • Part 4 Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings. Specification for control and indicating equipment
  • Part 5 Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings. Specification for optical beam smoke detectors
  • Part 6 Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for the design and installation of fire detection and alarm systems in dwellings
  • Part 8 Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for the design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of voice alarm systems
  • Part 9 Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of emergency voice communication systems
• BS99001 – Built Environment Quality Management
• The Built Environment Competence Standards (BECS) work programme (2020-2022) A new BSI technical committee, CPB/1 Competence in the Built Environment, to manage standards output.

[edit] Related articles on Designing Buildings

• BSI competence requirements for principal contractors and designers.
• The Building Safety Bill, regulations and competence.
• CIAT Presidential update on Building Safety Act and Secondary Legislation.
• A Higher Bar. Achieving a competence led built environment.

[edit] External links

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-building-safety-act-secondary-legislation