Part 4: Higher-risk buildings Meaning of "Accountable Person" and other key definitions Section 75: Determinations by the Tribunal Background
This is a new provision.
	The Independent Review identified that there should be a clearly defined dutyholder during occupation who can be held to account and will have statutory obligations to maintain the fire and structural safety of the building. This section provides certainty through the tribunal of where it is unclear who is the Accountable Person(s) for the building are, who the Principal Accountable Person is, or the parts of the higher-risk building for which any Accountable Person is responsible for.
Example
If no one is clearly identified as the Principal Accountable Person or refuses to acknowledge that they are the Principal Accountable Person, the Regulator can apply to the tribunal for a determination as to who meets the statutory test for being Principal Accountable Person in the building. The tribunal’s determination would bind that person to act as the Principal Accountable Person and be liable for the obligations on a Principal Accountable Person.
There may also be complex questions from a person who holds a legal estate in some part of the common part of the building such who the Accountable Person is for that part - this section can be invoked in these circumstances to allow the tribunal to decide and resolve complex issues