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Section 3 Meaning of “building”I1

England and Wales

(1)

This section sets out the meaning of “building” for the purposes of section 2.

(2)

In the case of a structure that is not attached to another structure (an “unattached structure”), that structure is a building.

(3)

In the case of structures that are attached to each other, those structures and any constructions attaching them (together a “set of structures”) are a building.

(4)

But subsections (2) and (3) are subject to subsection (5).

(5)

If an unattached structure or set of structures contains any independent parts, each independent part is a building (see section 4).

(6)

In this section “structure” means a roofed construction with walls (whether or not the construction includes parts that do not have a roof or walls).

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Commencement

I1

S. 3 in force at 28.4.2026, see s. 138(1)(a)