Legal and Reglatory compliance Flashcards
What is CDM
Secondry legislation under HASWA the construction design management regulation originally published in 1994 following the publication of a european directive, updated in 2007 and most recently in 2015.
The aim of CDM is to ensure health & safety is considered throughout the entire project process, from conception all the way through the maintenance and demolition.
Who are the duty holders under CDM
Client, Principle Designers, Designers, Principle Contractors, Contractors.
What are the clients duties under CDM
Ensure that duty holders are appointed,
Ensure welfare facilities are provided,
Ensure sufficent time and resources are allocated.
What are the Principle designers duties under CDM
Inform the client of their CDM duties,
Planning, managing and monitoring health and safety in the pre-construction phase,
Liase with the principle contractor to help in the coordiination of the construction phase.
What are the Designers duties under CDM
Ensure that they have the necessary skills, knowlage and experties,
Cooperating with others in the project team,
Reduce risks as much as reasonably practicable where they cannot be eliminated.
What are the Principle Contractor duties under CDM
Planning, Managing and Monitoring of the construction phase,
Coordinating the work of the contractors,
Pass on any information that relevant to the health and safety file to the principle designer.
What are the Contractor duties under CDM
Planning, Managing and Monitoring of construction work under their control,
Cooperating with other duty holders,
Establishing whether health and safety training in necessary for any worker.
When is a project notifiable under CDM
When the project lasts for longer than 30 working days with atleast 20 workers working simultaniously or exceeding 500 person days. At this point the client has a duty to complete an f10.
What are the consequences of failing to comply with building regulations.
Failure to comply with the requirements of the Building Regulations can result in formal enforcement action being instigated under the provisions of section 35 and 36 of the Building Act 1984.
no completion/final certificate will be issued if there is no building regulation sign off this will appear on a land search preventing the sale of the property.
What is section 35 of the Building Act 1984
Section 35 - breach of building regulations - If there is a breach a person is liable on summary conviction of a magistrates court to a fine not exceeding level five (currently £5,000.00) and a further fine not exceeding £50.00 for each day the default continues after conviction.
What is section 36 of the Building Act 1984
Section 36 - removal or alteration of offending work - Without prejudice by notice, require that the owner of the property; pulls down or removes the work or if the owner so elects, to effect such alterations to make it comply with the regulation.
What is section 37 of the Building Act 1984
Section 37 - obtaining a report where a section 36 notice is given - The person upon whom a section 36 notice has been given, may by notice to the local authority within 28 days or longer if allowed for by the magistrates court.
What are the consequences of failing to comply with planning
Enforcement notice - An enforcement notice is a legal document that can be issued when there has been a breach of planning control. a breach is defined in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as development carried out without the proper planning permission, or failure to comply with a condition or limitation on permitted development rights.
What are the consequencesof failing to comply with an enforcement notice
The issuing of an enforcement notice is followed by a period for compliance during which the recipient must either comply with the notice or lodge an appeal. Where the compliance period is ignored planning authorities can apply for Confiscation Orders to recover any financial benefit obtained through the development which was unauthorised.The authority also has the power to enter land to carry out the notice requirements themselves.
What did the case Wokingham Borough Council v Scott demonstrate
Wokingham Borough Council v Scott demonstrated that enforcement notices were issued but not complied with resulting in injunctions and the dwellings being demolished
What does and enforcement notice contain
The notice should detail the following:
- What the breach is.
- The remedies that are required or the activities that must cease.
- How to appeal against the notice.
What are some primary forms of enviromental legislation
Environmental Protection Act 1990
Energy act of 2011
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Clean Air Act 1993
When undertaking construction works a construction environmental management plan this often demonstrate complicane with current enviromental Acts, Orders, Regulations and Policy.
What is the Enviromental Protection Act 1990
Environmental Protection Act 1990 - made up of seven parts.
The Environmental Protection Act 1990 makes provision for the improved control of pollution to the air, water and land by regulating the management of waste and the control of emissions.
What is the Energy act of 2011
Energy act of 2011 - The Act includes key provisions relating to; The Green Deal, The private rented sector, The Energy Company Obligation.
What is the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 - Is the predominant piece of nature conservation and wildlife protection legislation in Great Britain. The act is divided into four sections; Part I: Protection of wildlife, Part II: Countryside and national parks’ Part III: Public rights of way, Part IV: Miscellaneous.
What are some secondary forms of enviromental legislation
Contaminated Land Regulations
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
Control of Noise
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002
Environmental Permitting 2016
Environmental Protection Act 1990
Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005
Town and Country Planning Regulations 2012
Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994
What are some enviromental policies.
The Waste Management Plan for England, Green Deal, Renewable heat incentive, Feed-in tariff, CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme,
What is the Green Deal
Green Deal - The Energy Act 2011 included provisions for the ‘Green Deal’, a Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) initiative offering a mechanism for funding energy efficiency improvements.
What is the Renewable Heat Incentive
Renewable heat incentive - was launched by the UK government in November 2011 to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet targets to reduce the effects of climate change.
What is the feed in tariff
Feed-in tariff - A feed-in tariff is when payments are given by energy suppliers if a property or organisation generates their own electricity using technology such as solar panels or wind turbines. It closed to new applicants on March 31, 2019.
What are some acts that are relevant to Landlord and Tenant
Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, Rent Act 1977, Housing Act 1988, Tenant Fees Act 2019,
What is the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, sets bare minimum standards in tenants’ rights against their landlords; sections are as follows;
Sections 1 to 3A - require that landlords give basic information to tenants regarding their identity.
Sections 8 to 10 - the property will be fit for human habitation.
Sections 11 to 17 - place mandatory duties on landlords to repair properties.
Sections 18 to 30 - limit any “service charges” that a landlord can charge a tenant.
Section 27 - tenant’s notice to terminate
Sections 36 to 39 - contain definitions.
What is a section 27 notice
If the tenant does not want the tenancy to continue, it can serve a notice on the landlord under section 27(1). If the tenancy is already continuing under section 24 of the LTA 1954, the tenant can serve a notice to bring the tenancy to an end under section 27(2).
What is the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002
Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 - is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It introduced commonholds, a new way of owning land similar to condominiums, into English and Welsh law.
What is the Rent Act 1977
Rent Act 1977 - protects tenants of residential property by preventing landlords charging them unfair rents and by giving them the right to remain in occupation of a property even after the contract term of the tenancy has ended.
What is the Housing Act 1988
Housing Act 1988 - governs the law between landlords and tenants. The Act introduced the concepts of assured tenancy and assured shorthold tenancy. It also facilitated the transfer of council housing to not-for-profit housing associations.
What is the Tenant Fees Act 2019
Tenant Fees Act 2019 - prohibiting landlords and agents from charging any fees to tenants, other than those ‘permitted’ by the Act
What is a licence to alter
Depending on the conditions of the lease and the nature of the alterations it is likely that a licence to alter will be required from the landlord giving the leaseholder permission to carry out the alterations.
What is required within a licence to alter
- A description of the works.
- The programme for the works.
- Drawings showing the existing and proposed layout.
- Structural drawings and calculations.
- Building services drawings.
- Specifications.
- Risk assessments and method statements.
- A copy of the F10 notification.
- Evidence of insurances.
- Evidence of necessary planning permission, buildings regulations permission and other statutory approvals
What works typically do not require a license to alter
Minor changes that might be permitted without the permission of the landlord could include; putting up shelves, redecorating, laying new carpets, and so on.
What works typically do require a license to alter
Typically, works that require a licence might include altering; the structure, building services, internal walls or doors, external windows, e.c.t
Can a landlord reject a licence to alter
The Landlord and Tenant Acts require that permission is not unreasonably withheld, and in some situations, alterations which are necessary to comply with statutory requirements, cannot be withheld.
What is betterment
Betterment is an improvement that adds the value to a property or facility. Betterment is a topic of particular relevance to defective building works and involves consideration of both measure of damages and mitigation.
What is the case Harbutts Plasticine Limited v Wayne Tank & Pump Co Limited (1970)
plaintiffs were not required to give credit under the heading of betterment merely because they had replaced an old building with a new one of modern design.
What are betterment repairs
Generally, if repair works are carried out to a higher standard than was necessary, the betterment will be deducted from any damages claimed. However, if the claimant had no choice other than to carry out the works in that way, then no deduction will be made.
When you need Building regulations approval
- Replace fuse boxes and connected electrics
- Install a bathroom that will involve plumbing
- Change electrics near a bath or shower
- Put in a fixed air-conditioning system
- Replace windows and doors
- Replace roof coverings on pitched and flat roofs
- Install or replace a heating system
- Add extra radiators to a heating syste