LegalizeThe Fire Safety Act 2021 (Commencement) (England) Regulations 2022
Made: 16th May 2022
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred by section 4(2)(a) of the Fire Safety Act 2021[^f00001], makes the following Regulations.
Citation, extent and application
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- (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Fire Safety Act 2021 (Commencement) (England) Regulations 2022.
- (2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
- (3) These Regulations apply in relation to premises[^f00002] in England only.
Appointed day
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The day appointed for the coming into force of section 1 of the Fire Safety Act 2021 is 16th May 2022.
Signed
Greenhalgh — Minister of State — Home Office — 16th May 2022
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
These Regulations bring into force on 16th May 2022 section 1 of the Fire Safety Act 2021 (c. 24) in relation to premises in England.
Section 2 came into force in England and Wales on 29th June 2021. Section 3 comes into force when section 1 comes into force (section 4(5) of the Act).
An impact assessment has not been published for these Regulations as no impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen independent of the provisions these Regulations bring into force. An impact assessment has been published in relation to the Fire Safety Bill which can be found at this website:
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-01/0121/20200316FireSafetyBill2020IA.pdf.
This was updated by the Fire Safety Consultation impact assessment which was published on the UK Parliament website and can be found here:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/901866/20200708.
Copies of both impact assessments can be obtained from the Home Office, Direct Communications Unit, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2021 c. 24.
[^f00002]: Premises for these purposes is defined in article 2 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1541).
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