Legal/Regulatory Compliance (L2) Flashcards
What is the H&S at work act (1974)?
Primary legislation for occupational health. To outline employer responsibility for health, safety and employee welfare.
A framework enforced by HSE.
5 + employees.
What are the rights to light?
An easement that allows right to light if 20 years of uninterrupted light.
What does the Party wall act outline? 1996?
Enforcement framework to prevent and resolve disputes relating to party walls.
Concerns party boundaries within 3 or 6m (depending on foundations)
Must give at least 1 months notice of works including the proposal, location,
Plan.
What is NDSS?
NATIONALLY DESCRIBED SPACE STANDARDS
Minimum internal space for new dwellings, depending on
Story heights
Occupants
Measured in GIA.
What is the contaminated Land environmental protection act? 1990
Statutory guidance to consider risks under current land use and implementation of a contaminated land regime.
What is the TCPA? 1944,1947 and 1990
Blitz and blight 1944
1947 foundations of modern planning system
1990 - REGULATES DEVELOPMENT and sets OUT LA ROLE and RESPONSIBILI.
Introduced S106 and conditions
And splitting planning into development control and planning control.
Briefly explain S106’s
Legally binding
Necessary-direct to development-reasonable
Briefly explain a planning condition
Developers actions to make the planning permission acceptable.
Reasonable-relevant-enforceable
How to discharge a planning permission?
Plans/reports + form
+ fee to planing portal (£116)
8 weeks discharge
What are Building Regulations?
Regulations for England and Wales
Rules setting in minimum standards for building work.
Builders need certificate of compliance to sell.
Briefly outline the building safety act 2022
The framework for Design, Construction, Management building safety.
Briefly explain the Fire Safety Act 2021
Follows the FSO 2005, following the Grenfell Enquiry.
There are 4 sections:
All buildings with 2+ occupiers
Encompasses common parts
Risk based compliance
RESPONSIBLE PERSON
Briefly outline a listed building and it’s related penalty
Building of special architectural / historic interest.
Eg. Grade 1,2*,2.
2 YEARS IN PRISON and an UNLIMITED FINE
Briefly outline a TPO. And penalty.
LA protects wooded area/tree of interest.
£20k fine (magistrates)
Unlim fine (Crown court)
What is a conservation area? What planning obligations differ in these?
The management/protection of special architectura or historic places.
Planning permission always required
All trees are protected
