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        Building Act 1984 (c. 55)
        Introductory Text
        Main body
        Part I Building Regulations
        Power to make building regulations
        1. Power to make building regulations.
        2. Continuing requirements.
        Exemption from building regulations
        3. Exemption of particular classes of buildings etc.
        4. Exemption of educational buildings and buildings of statutory undertakers.
        5. Exemption of public bodies from procedural requirements of building regulations.
        Approved documents
        6. Approval of documents for purposes of building regulations.
        7. Compliance or non-compliance with approved documents.
        Relaxation of building regulations
        8. Relaxation of building regulations.
        9. Application for relaxation.
        10. Advertisement of proposal for relaxation of building regulations.
        11. Type relaxation of building regulations.
        Type approval of building matter
        [12. Power of Secretary of State to approve type of building matter.]
        [13. Delegation of power to approve.]
        Consultation
        14. Consultation with Building Regulations Advisory Committee and other bodies.
        15. Consultation with fire authority.
        Passing of plans
        16. Passing or rejection of plans.
        17. Approval of persons to give certificates etc.
        18. Building over sewer etc.
        19. Use of short-lived materials.
        [20. Use of materials unsuitable for permanent building.]
        21. Provision of drainage.
        22. Drainage of buildings in combination.
        23. Provision of facilities for refuse.
        24. Provision of exits etc.
        25. Provision of water supply.
        26-29. . . .
        Determination of questions
        30. . . .
        Proposed departure from plans
        [31. Proposed departure from plans.]
        Lapse of deposit of plans
        32. Lapse of deposit of plans.
        [Tests for conformity with building regulations]
        [33. Tests for conformity with building regulations.]
        Classification of buildings
        34. Classification of buildings.
        Breach of building regulations
        35. Penalty for contravening building regulations.
        36. Removal or alteration of offending work.
        37. Obtaining of report where section 36 notice given.
        [38. Civil liability.]
        Appeals in certain cases
        39. Appeal against refusal etc. to relax building regulations.
        40. Appeal against section 36 notice.
        41. Appeal to Crown Court.
        [42. Appeal and statement of case to High Court in certain cases.]
        [43. Procedure on appeal to Secretary of State on certain matters.]
        [Application of building regulations to Crown etc.]
        [44. Application to Crown.]
        [45. Application to United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.]
        Inner London
        46. Inner London.
        Part II Supervision of Building Work etc. otherwise than by Local Authorities
        Supervision of plans and work by approved inspectors
        47. Giving and acceptance of initial notice.
        48. Effect of initial notice.
        49. Approved inspectors.
        50. Plans certificates.
        51. Final certificates.
        51A. Variation of work to which initial notice relates.
        51B. Effect of amendment notice
        51C. Change of person intending to carry out work
        52. Cancellation of initial notice.
        53. Effect of initial notice ceasing to be in force.
        Supervision of their own work by public bodies
        54. Giving, acceptance and effect of public body's notice.
        Supplementary
        55. Appeals.
        56. Recording and furnishing of information.
        57. Offences.
        58. Construction of Part II.
        Part III Other Provisions about Buildings
        Drainage
        59. Drainage of building.
        60. Use and ventilation of soil pipes.
        61. Repair etc, of drain.
        62. Disconnection of drain.
        63. Improper construction or repair of water-closet or drain.
        Provision of sanitary conveniences
        64. Provision of closets in building.
        65. Provision of sanitary conveniences in workplace.
        66. Replacement of earth-closets etc.
        67. Loan of termporary sanitary conveniences.
        68. Erection of public conveniences.
        Buildings
        69. Provision of water supply in occupied house.
        70. Provision of food storage accommodation in house.
        71. Entrances, exits etc. to be required in certain cases.
        72. Means of escape from fire.
        73. Raising of chimney.
        74. Cellars and rooms below subsoil water level.
        75. Consents under s. 74.
        Defective premises, demolition etc.
        76. Defective premises.
        77. Dangerous building.
        78. Dangerous building-emergency measures.
        79. Ruinous and dilapidated buildings and neglected sites.
        80. Notice to local authority of intended demolition.
        81. Local authority's power to serve notice about demolition.
        82. Notices under section 81.
        83. Appeal against notice under s. 81.
        Yards and passages
        84. Paving and drainage of yards and passages.
        85. Maintenance of entrances to courtyards.
        Appeal to Crown Court
        86. Appeal to Crown Court.
        Application of provisions to Crown property
        87. Application of provisions to Crown property.
        Inner London
        88. Inner London.
        Miscellaneous
        89. References in Acts to building byelaws.
        90. Facilities for inspecting local Acts.
        Part IV General
        Duties of local authorities
        91. Duties of local authorities.
        Documents
        92. Form of documents.
        93. Authentication of documents.
        94. Service of documents.
        Entry on premises
        95. Power to enter premises.
        96. Supplementary provisions as to entry.
        Execution of works
        97. Power to execute work.
        98. Power to require occupier to permit work.
        99. Content and enforcement of notice requiring works.
        100. Sale of materials.
        101. Breaking open of streets.
        Appeal against notice requiring works
        102. Appeal against notice requiring works.
        General provisions about appeals and applications
        103. Procedure on appeal or application to magistrates' court.
        104. Local authority to give effect to appeal.
        105. Judge not disqualified by liability to rates.
        Compensation, and recovery of sums
        106. Compensation for damage.
        107. Recovery of expenses etc.
        108. Payment by instalments.
        109. Inclusion of several sums in one complaint.
        110. Liability of agent or trustee.
        111. Arbitration.
        Obstruction
        112. Obstruction
        Prosecutions
        113. Prosecution of offences.
        114. Continuing offences.
        Protection of members etc. of authorities
        115. Protection of members etc. of authorities.
        Default powers
        116. Default powers of Secretary of State.
        117. Expenses of Secretary of State.
        118. Variations or revocation of order transferring powers.
        Local inquiries
        119. Local inquiries.
        Orders
        120. Orders.
        Interpretation
        121. Meaning of"building".
        122. Meaning of"building regulations".
        123. Meaning of"construct"and"erect".
        124. Meaning of deposit of plans
        125. Construction and availability of sewers.
        126. General interpretation.
        127. Construction of certain references concerning Temples.
        Savings
        128. Protection for dock and railway undertakings.
        129. Saving for Local Land Charges Act 1975.
        130. Saving for other laws.
        131. Restriction of application of Part IV to Schedule 3.
        Part V Supplementary
        132. Transitional provisions.
        133. Consequential amendments and repeals.
        134. Commencement.
        135. Short title and extent.
        Schedules
        SCHEDULE 1 Building Regulations
        SCHEDULE 2 Relaxation of Building Regulations for Existing Work
        SCHEDULE 3 Inner London
        Part I Application of Part I of this Act
        Part II Application of Part III of this Act
        Part III Building and Drainage of Buildings
        Part IV Byelaws
        Part V Enforcement of Building Regulations
        SCHEDULE 4 Provisions Consequential Upon Public Body's Notice
        SCHEDULE 5 Transitional Provisions
        SCHEDULE 6 Consequential Amendments
        SCHEDULE 7 Repeals

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