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  "legislation": "asc/2026/5",
  "legislation_title": "Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-safety-wales-act-2026",
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  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Change in accountable person",
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies where—\n(a) a special measures order is in force in relation to a category 1 building, and\n(b) an accountable person to whose building safety functions the order applies ceases to be responsible for all or any part of the building.\n(2) In this paragraph—\n(a) “the outgoing accountable person” means the accountable person mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b);\n(b) “the relevant time” means the time when the outgoing accountable person ceases to be responsible for all or any part of the category 1 building.\n(3) From the relevant time, the special measures order ceases to apply to the outgoing accountable person in relation to the building or, as the case may be, the part of it for which the person has ceased to be responsible.\n(4) Sub-paragraph (5) applies if, immediately after the relevant time, any other person (a “successor”)—\n(a) is an accountable person for the building, and\n(b) is responsible for a part of the building (“the relevant part”) for which the outgoing accountable person ceased to be responsible at the relevant time.\n(5) In relation to the relevant part, the special measures order applies to the successor from the relevant time as it applied to the outgoing accountable person immediately before that time.\n(6) This paragraph does not affect any liability under the order to which the outgoing accountable person became subject before the relevant time.\n(7) Where an enactment requires interests, charges or other obligations affecting land to be registered, sub-paragraph (5) has effect whether or not the special measures order is registered.\n(8) Nothing in this paragraph affects the powers of a residential property tribunal to vary or revoke a special measures order under paragraph 16.",
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