265.Subsection (1) places a duty on the Welsh Ministers to make regulations about the sharing of relevant information and relevant documents by accountable persons. Information and documents are “relevant” if they relate to a part of a building for which an accountable person is responsible (see subsection (7)(a)).
266.Under subsection (2), the regulations may require an accountable person to give relevant information or relevant documents specified in the regulations to the building safety authority, the fire safety authority, other accountable persons, residents, owners of residential units in the building, or any other person specified in the regulations. For example, the regulations could require copies of the risk assessments for the building to be shared with certain people in certain circumstances.
267.Subsection (3) provides that the regulations may specify when and how the information or documents must be given, and the format in which they must be given.
268.The regulations may provide that the accountable person is required to provide some or all the information or documents only if it has been requested. The regulations may specify how requests to the accountable person for a document or information must be made (subsection (5)).
269.If information or documents are required by the regulations to be provided to a building safety authority or a fire safety authority, the regulations may also make provision about the admissibility of that information or those documents in criminal proceedings.
270.Regulations made under this section may place requirements on persons treated as accountable persons under section 36.
Commentary on Sections Part 1 - Safety of Buildings Containing Two Or More Residential Units Duties to keep and provide information and documents Section 49 - Duty of accountable person to give information and documents to other persons