List of Legislation Flashcards
Which legislation governs the management of asbestos?
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
What are the most recent Building Regulations?
Building Regulations 2010
Which legislation are the Building Regulations based on?
Building Act 1984
What are the most recent CDM Regulations?
The Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015)
Which protocol is used for dilapidations?
The dilapidations protocol
Which protocol is used for housing dilapidations?
Pre-Action Protocol for Housing Conditions Claims
Which legislation governs the accessibility to and use of buildings?
Equality Act 2010
Which legislation governs the management in terms of fire safety of existing buildings?
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Which legislation modifies the RR (FS) Order 2005 in relation to higher risk buildings?
Fire Safety Act 2021
Which legislation governs the gas safety in rented residential accommodation?
Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998
What is the primary legislation in relation to workplace health and safety?
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Which secondary legislation classes the use of buildings for planning purposes?
Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987
Which legislation covers listed buildings?
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
Which secondary legislation covers the application for work to listed buildings?
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990
Which secondary legislation covers further health and safety requirements including PAT testing?
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Which legislation imposes a duty of care on visitors and trespassers respectively by an occupier of a building, or land?
Occupiers’ Liability Acts 1957 and 1984
Which legislation helps to resolve disputes relating to excavations or works carried out to a boundary wall, party wall, party structure or boundary structure
Party Wall etc. Act 1996
Which legislation imposes a security of tenure for business tenancies?
Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
Which legislation covers the legal principles of supersession and limits the claims for dilapidations to the diminution in the value of the reversion?
Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 (section 18)
Which secondary legislation prevents the contamination of water fittings or water sources in buildings (legionella/ Legionnaire’s disease)?
Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999
Which secondary legislation requires employers to report and record work-related accidents which cause serious injuries or deaths as well as specified industrial diseases such as occupational asthma?
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)
Under which legislation is corporate manslaughter a crime?
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
Under which secondary legislation do employers need to control exposure to substances or materials which cause harm to health?
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002
Under which legislation do businesses have a duty of care for disposal of commercial waste; have a waste management licence to dispose of controlled waste - Section 34 (including knotweed); air and noise pollution; statutory nuisance;
Environmental Protection Act 1990
Wildlife and Countryside Act
Which act imposes payment terms in a construction contract where none are specified, and also makes pay when paid illegal?
Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996
