Commentary on provisions of the Act Schedule 22: Buildings Building regulations
Paragraph 1 disapplies Part 1 of the 1984 Act with respect to building regulations, as well as building regulations under section 1 of that Act, in relation to certain buildings held by the Secretary of State or the nominated undertaker for Phase One purposes. The 1984 Act provides an exemption from Part 1 and building regulations for buildings belonging to a statutory undertaker. As land acquisition powers under the Act are vested in the Secretary of State, the disapplication is required to secure that a similar exemption applies in relation to Phase One of High Speed 2. The disapplication is wider than that provided for statutory undertakers under the 1984 Act in that it extends not only to offices or showrooms forming part of a railway station but also those which form part of a railway facility (defined as including a maintenance depot, electrical supply facility or stabling facility). To secure compliance with EU Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings, paragraph 1(5) excludes from the disapplication certain requirements of the building regulations which relate to energy efficiency.