{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-act-1984/section-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-act-1984/section-4.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1984/55",
  "legislation_title": "Building Act 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-act-1984",
  "path": "section/4",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Exemption of educational buildings and buildings of statutory undertakers.",
  "text": "(1) Nothing in this Part of this Act with respect to building regulations, and nothing in any building regulations, applies in relation to—\n(a) a building required for the purposes of a school or other educational establishment erected or to be erected according to\n(i) plans that have been approved by the appropriate national authority,\n(ii) particulars submitted and approved under regulations made under section 544 of the Education Act 1996,\n(iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(iv) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) a building belonging to statutory undertakers, the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority . . . or the Civil Aviation Authority and held or used by them for the purposes of their undertaking, unless it is—\n(i) a house, . . . or\n(ii) a building used as offices or showrooms, and not forming part of a railway station ... ...\nor\n(c)a building belonging to a person who holds a licence under Chapter I of Part I of the Transport Act 2000 (air traffic services) and held or used by the person for the purpose of carrying out activities authorised by the licence, unless it is—\n(i)a house, or\n(ii)a building used as offices or showrooms.\n(2) The words “the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority,” in subsection (1)(b) above (together with paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to this Act) cease to have effect upon the coming into force of the repeal of section 5(5) of the Atomic Energy Authority Act 1954 contained in Schedule 7 to this Act.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S.4(1)(a)(i)-(iv) substituted (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, s. 582(1), Sch. 37 Pt. 1 para. 59 (with s. 1(4), Sch. 39 paras. 30, 39)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 4(1)(a)(i) substituted (28.6.2022 for E., 5.9.2023 for W.) by Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), s. 170(4)(b)(c), Sch. 5 para. 6; S.I. 2022/561, reg. 3(f), Sch. para. 8; S.I. 2023/914, reg. 2(b)(xiii), Sch. para. 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 4(1)(a)(ii) substituted (6.11.2006 for E., 2.1.2008 for W.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), s. 216(4), Sch. 21 para. 6 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2006/2895, art. 2; S.I. 2007/3611, art. 4(1), Sch. Pt. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 4(1)(a)(iii) repealed (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(3), Sch. 31 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 17)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "S. 4(1)(a)(iv) repealed (1.4.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(3), Sch. 31 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/1016, art. 2(1), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words repealed by Airports Act 1986 (c. 31, SIF 9), s. 83(5), Sch. 6 Pt. I"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words repealed by Airports Act 1986 (c. 31, SIF 9), s. 83(5), Sch. 6 Pt. I"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in s. 4(1)(b)(ii) omitted (10.11.2011) by virtue of The Airport Charges Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2491), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 3(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words repealed by Airports Act 1986 (c. 31, SIF 9), s. 83(5), Sch. 6 Pt. I"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "S. 4(1)(c) and word “or” immediately preceding it inserted (21.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/4050, art. 2, Sch. Pt. II para. 7(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1954 c. 32."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 4(1) excluded (1.10.2010) by The Building Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2214), regs. 1, 34(1) (with reg. 9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 4(1) excluded by SI 2010/2214, reg. 34(1)(a) (as substituted (9.1.2013) by The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3119), reg. 22, Sch. 1 (with regs. 1(3)(4), 45-47))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "S. 4(1)(b) applied with modifications by Airports Act 1986 (c. 31, SIF 9), s. 58, Sch. 2 para. 6(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "S. 4 excluded by Channel Tunnel Act 1987 (c. 53, SIF 102), ss. 31(2), Sch. 7 Pt. VI para. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2004/22",
      "affecting_title": "Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/section/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:01:04.213182+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}