# Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026, Section 2: Meaning of “regulated building”

Extent: E+W

(1) In this Act “regulated building” means a building that—
(a) contains at least 2 residential units, and
(b) is wholly or mainly in Wales.
(2) But the meaning of “regulated building” does not include a building of a description set out in Schedule 1.
(3) In this Chapter—
(a) sections 3 and 4 make provision about the meaning of “building” for the purposes of this section;
(b) section 5 makes provision about the meaning of “residential unit”;
(c) section 6 divides regulated buildings into 3 categories;
(d) section 7 provides for ancillary areas to be included in references to a regulated building or to a regulated building of a particular category.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/5/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-safety-wales-act-2026/section-2
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