137.This section requires the principal accountable person for an occupied regulated building to ensure that the fire safety risks relating to every part of the building for which any accountable person is responsible are assessed. Welsh Ministers’ regulations under section 16 will set out the parts of regulated buildings for which accountable persons are responsible.
138.Subsection (4) provides that a fire risk assessment must be suitable and sufficient to enable accountable persons (or any other persons treated as accountable persons under section 36) to comply with their duties to manage the fire safety risks under section 33.
139.Further requirements relating to fire risk assessments are contained in sections 30 to 32. The purpose of these provisions, taken together, is to ensure that the assessment is comprehensive and rigorous, including reflecting the types of fire risk which typically exist in residential properties.
140.See also the note to section 7 which explains the effect of that section (inclusion of ancillary areas) on references to a “regulated building”.
Commentary on Sections Part 1 - Safety of Buildings Containing Two Or More Residential Units Fire safety risks in regulated buildings Section 29 - Assessment of fire safety risks: duties of principal accountable person