Regulation 33 Enforcement in respect of fire

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 33 substituted by Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) 2005 Sch. 3 para. 3
reg. 33 substituted by Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) 2006 Sch. 1 para. 4
reg. 33(1) words inserted by Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (Consequential Amendments) 2004 art. 37
reg. 33(1) words inserted by Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (Consequential Amendments) 2005 art. 37
reg. 33(1) words substituted by Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications and Amendments) 2005 Sch. 1 para. 18

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), the fire authority within the meaning of section 43(1) of the Fire Precautions Act 1971^f1 shall be the enforcing authority as regards—

(a)

regulations 19 and 20 insofar as those regulations relate to fire; and

(b)

regulation 21,

in respect of a construction site which is contained within, or forms part of, premises which are occupied by persons other than those carrying out the construction work or any activity arising from such work.

(2)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply in respect of any premises of a description specified in Part I of Schedule 1 to the Fire Certificates (Special Premises) Regulations 1976^f2.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1971 c. 40.
f2: S.I. 1976/2003; amended by S.I. 1985/1333, S.I. 1987/37 and S.I. 1992/1811.