# The Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023, Regulation 7: Exclusions from the definition of “higher-risk building”


(1) For the purposes of section 120D of the 1984 Act a “higher-risk building” does not include a building of a description specified in paragraph (2).
(2) The following descriptions of building are specified for the purposes of paragraph (1)—
(a) a building that comprises entirely of—
(i) a secure residential institution;
(ii) a hotel;
(iii) military barracks;
(b) a building that contains living accommodation provided by the Ministry of Defence (either alone or in combination with other accommodation);
(c) a building that contains living accommodation (either alone or in combination with other accommodation) for—
(i) His Majesty’s forces;
(ii) any visiting force or an international headquarters or defence organisation designated for the purposes of the International Headquarters and Defence Organisations Act 1964.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348242812/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-higher-risk-buildings-descriptions-and-supplementary-provisions-regulations-2023/regulation-7
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