Fire Safety Bill (HC Bill 121)
A
BILL
TO
Make provision about the application of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
where a building contains two or more sets of domestic premises; and to confer power to
amend that order in future for the purposes of changing the premises to which it applies.
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:—
1 Premises to which the Fire Safety Order applies
In article 6 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (SI 2005/1541SI 2005/1541)
(application to premises)—
(a)
in paragraph (1)(a) (excluded premises), after “except to the extent
5mentioned in” insert “paragraph (1A) or”;
(b) after paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A)
Where a building contains two or more sets of domestic premises, the
things to which this order applies include—
(a)
the building’s structure and external walls and any common
10parts;
(b)
all doors between the domestic premises and common parts (so
far as not falling within sub-paragraph (a)).
(1B) The reference to external walls includes—
(a) doors or windows in those walls, and
(b)
15anything attached to the exterior of those walls
(including balconies).”;”
(c) in paragraph (2), for “paragraph” substitute “provisions”.
2 Power to change premises to which the Fire Safety Order applies
(1)
The relevant authority may by regulations amend the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety)
20Order 2005 (SI 2005/1541SI 2005/1541)—
(a) for the purpose of changing or clarifying the premises to which it applies;
(b) in consequence of provision made under paragraph (a).
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(2) The “relevant authority”—
(a) in relation to premises in England, means the Secretary of State;
(b) in relation to premises in Wales, means the Welsh Ministers.
(3)
The amendments that may be made to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety)
5Order 2005 under subsection (1) include amendments to the provision inserted
by section 1.
(4)
The power conferred by subsection (1) includes the power to make transitional
or saving provision.
(5)
Before making regulations under subsection (1) the relevant authority must
10consult anyone that appears to the relevant authority to be appropriate.
(6) Regulations under subsection (1) are to be made by statutory instrument.
(7)
A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Secretary of State
under subsection (1) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been
laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
(8)
15A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Welsh Ministers
under subsection (1) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been
laid before and approved by a resolution of Senedd Cymru.
3 Extent, commencement and short title
(1) This Act extends to England and Wales only.
(2) 20Section 1 comes into force—
(a)
in relation to premises in England, on such day as the Secretary of State
may by regulations made by statutory instrument appoint;
(b)
in relation to premises in Wales, on such day as the Welsh Minister may
by regulations made by statutory instrument appoint.
(3) 25Different days may be appointed for different purposes.
(4)
Section 2 comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning
with the day on which this Act is passed.
(5) This section comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.
(6) This Act may be cited as the Fire Safety Act 2020.