126 Building industry schemes
Building Safety Act 2022 (2022 c 30) | Legislation

Building industry schemes

126  Building industry schemes

(1)     The Secretary of State may by regulations—

(a)     establish a scheme to be maintained by the Secretary of State, or a person designated by the Secretary of State and acting on the Secretary of State's behalf, and

(b)     make provision about the scheme.

(2)     A scheme may be established for any purpose connected with—

(a)     securing the safety of people in or about buildings in relation to risks arising from buildings, or

(b)     improving the standard of buildings,

including securing that safety, or improving that standard, by securing that persons in the building industry remedy defects in buildings or contribute to costs

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