Title and introductory text
Housing and Building Control Act 1984
1984 c. 29
An Act to make further provision with respect to the disposal of, and the rights of secure tenants of, dwelling-houses held by local authorities and other bodies in England and Wales; to amend the law of England and Wales relating to the supervision of building work, the building regulations, sanitation and buildings and building control; and for connected purposes.
[26th June 1984]
Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Propose a change60 Amendments of enactments relating to sanitation and buildings.
(1) Part XII of the 1936 Act (enforcement and other general provisions) shall have effect as if so much of Part II of the 1961 Act (sanitation and buildings) as does not relate to building regulations were contained in Part II of the 1936 Act.
(2) In the following provisions, namely—
(a) so much of Part II of the 1936 Act (sanitation and buildings) as does not relate to building regulations;
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(c) so much of Part II of the 1961 Act as does not relate to building regulations,
expressions which are defined by subsection (1) of section 82 of the 1974 Act shall have the meanings given by that subsection.
Propose a change62 Interpretation of Part III.
(1) In this Part of this Act—
“the 1936 Act” means the Public Health Act 1936;
“the 1961 Act” means the Public Health Act 1961;
“the 1974 Act” means the Health and Safety at Work etc, Act 1974;
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(2) Any reference in this Part of this Act to the carrying out of work includes a reference to the making of a material change of use, as defined by and for the purposes of building regulations.
Propose a changeSCHEDULE 11
Section 64.
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1—3.
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4, 5.
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6—34.
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Part I Repeals Relating to Building Control
Chapter | Short title | Extent of repeal
1966 c. 27. | The Building Control Act 1966. | The whole Act.
1966 c. 34. | The Industrial Development Act 1966. | In Schedule 3, Part I.
1968 c. 73. | The Transport Act 1968. | In Schedule 16, paragraph 9.
1969 c. 35. | The Transport (London) Act 1969. | In Schedule 3, paragraph 9(2)(a).
1969 c. 48. | The Post Office Act 1969. | In Schedule 4, paragraph 80.
1971 c. 78. | The Town and Country Planning Act 1971. | In Schedule 23, in Part II, the entry relating to the Building Control Act 1966.
1972 c. 5. | The Local Employment Act 1972. | In Schedule 3, the entry relating to the Building Control Act 1966.
1972 c. 52. | The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972. | In Schedule 21, in Part II, the entry relating to the Building Control Act 1966.
1975 c. 64. | The Iron and Steel Act 1975. | In Schedule 6, paragraph 7.
1977 c. 49. | The National Health Service Act 1977. | In Schedule 14, in paragraph 13(1)(b), the words “107 to”.
In Schedule 15, paragraph 38.
1978 c. 44. | The Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978. | In Schedule 16, paragraph 32.
1981 c. 38. | The British Telecommunications Act 1981. | In Schedule 3, paragraph 45.
Part II Further Repeals
Chapter | Short title | Extent of repeal
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5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 56. | The Housing Act 1957. | Section 104C(4).
1974 c. 37. | The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. | Section 61(5).
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Section 63(6) and (7).
In section 69, in subsection (1) the words “section 64 of the 1936 Act”.
In Schedule 6, in Part I, paragraphs 1, 2, sub-paragraphs (a), (d) and (e) of paragraph 5, and paragraphs 6 and 7, and Part II except in so far as it sets out section 4 of the Public Health Act 1961.
In Schedule 10, in the third column of the entry relating to the Public Health Act 1936, the words “Section 71”, the entry relating to the Education Act 1944 and, in the third column of the entry relating to the Public Health Act 1961, the words “Section 7(3) to (6)”, “Section 10(1) and (2)” and “and 71”.
1975 c. 78. | The Airports Authority Act 1975. | Section 25(10).
1980 c. 51. | The Housing Act 1980. | In section 2, in subsection (4) the words “Subject to subsection (5) below” and subsection (5).
In section 7, subsections (5) to (11).
Section 15.
In section 18(1), the words from “but the Secretary of State” onwards.
Section 19(8).
Section 23(5).
In section 24, in subsection (3) and (5) the word “land”.
In section 28(2), paragraph (d) and the word “or” immediately preceding that paragraph.
In section 127(1), the words from “without” onwards.
In Schedule 2, in the provision renumbered as paragraph 15(1), paragraph (b) and the words “and paragraph 16 below”.
In Schedule 3, paragraph 3.
1980. c. 65. | The Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980. | In section 156, subsection (1) and in subsection (2)(b), the words from “and” onwards.
1 The repeal of section 2(5) of the Housing Act 1980 has effect subject to section 2(4) of this Act.
2 The repeals of sections 7(5) to (11) and 15 of that Act have effect subject to section 3(6) of this Act.
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