Paragraph 1 Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37)I1

In the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, after section 51A insert—‍

“Premises to which the Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026 applies

51B

(1)

Provision made by this Part or regulations made under it does not apply to premises forming part of an occupied regulated building or a relevant HMO to the extent that the condition in subsection (2) is met in relation to the provision.

(2)

The condition is that the provision relates to any matters in relation to which requirements were or could have been imposed in relation to the premises by or under the Fire Safety Order as that order had effect immediately before the relevant time (whether or not the premises existed immediately before the relevant time).

(3)

In this section—

• “the Fire Safety Order” means the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1541);

• “occupied” has the meaning given by section 136(1) of the Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026;

• “regulated building” has the meaning given by sections 2 and 7 of that Act;

• “relevant HMO” has the meaning given by section 78 of that Act;

• “the relevant time means the time when paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to that Act came into force (partial disapplication of the Fire Safety Order in relation to occupied regulated buildings and relevant HMOs).”