# Building Safety Act 2022, Section 71: Meaning of “occupied” higher-risk building etc

Extent: E+W

(1) The following provisions apply for the purposes of this Part.
(2) A higher-risk building is “occupied” if there are residents of more than one residential unit in the building.
(3) A reference to a resident of a higher-risk building is to a resident of a residential unit in such a building.
(4) The Secretary of State may by regulations—
(a) amend the definition of a higher-risk building being “occupied”;
(b) amend the definition of a “resident” of a higher-risk building;
(c) define, for the purposes of this Part, the meaning of being a “resident” of a residential unit.
(5) See—
(a) section 65 for the meaning of “higher-risk building”;
(b) section 115 for the meaning of “residential unit”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/30/section/71 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-safety-act-2022/section-71
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