Section 147 Liability relating to construction products: general definitionsI1

In this section, section 148 and section 149—

• “the 1991 Regulations” means the Construction Products Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/1620);

• “the 2011 Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 (regulation laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products);

• “the 2019 Regulations” means the Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/465);

• “construction products regulations” means regulations under paragraph 1 of Schedule 11;

• “construction product requirement” means a requirement under—

  1. (a)

     construction products regulations,

  2. (b)

     the 2011 Regulation, or

  3. (c)

     the 2019 Regulations;

• “relevant building” means—

  1. (a)

     a building which consists of a dwelling, or

  2. (b)

     a building which contains two or more dwellings;

• “relevant interest”, in relation to a building in England and Wales, means—

  1. (a)

     in a case where the building consists of a dwelling, a legal or equitable interest in the building, and

  2. (b)

     in a case where the building contains one or more dwellings, a legal or equitable interest in—

     1. (i)

        the building, or

     2. (ii)

        any dwelling contained in the building;

• “relevant interest”, in relation to a building in Scotland, means—

  1. (a)

     in a case where the building consists of a dwelling, any right or interest (including a servitude or heritable security) in or over the building, and

  2. (b)

     in a case where the building contains one or more dwellings, any right or interest (including a servitude or heritable security) in or over—

     1. (i)

        the building, or

     2. (ii)

        any dwelling contained in the building;

• “requirement” includes a prohibition or restriction.