154 Costs contribution orders made by the Secretary of State
Building Safety Act 2022 (2022 c 30) | Legislation

154  Costs contribution orders made by the Secretary of State

(1)     The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the Secretary of State to make costs contribution orders.

(2)     The regulations may only make provision for the making of costs contribution orders in cases where—

(a)     Conditions A to D are met, and

(b)     any prescribed conditions are met.

(3)     Condition A is that a person (“the defaulter”) is convicted of an offence consisting of a failure to comply with a construction product requirement in relation to a construction product.

(4)     Condition B is that, after the failure to comply referred to in subsection (3), the construction product is installed in, or applied or attached to, a relevant building in the course of works carried out in the construction of, or otherwise in relation to, the building.

(5)     Condition C is that, when those works are completed—

(a)     in a case where the relevant building consists of a dwelling, the building is unfit for habitation, or

(b)     in a case where the relevant building contains one or more dwellings, a dwelling contained in the

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