The Housing Health and Safety Rating System (Wales) Regulations 2006
Part 1 of the Housing Act 2004 (“the Act”) introduces the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (“HHSRS”), an evidence-based system for assessing housing conditions. Sections 2 and 4 of the Act provide for regulations to be made to prescribe descriptions of hazards, the method for assessing the seriousness of hazards and the manner and extent of inspections of residential premises to see whether category 1 or 2 hazards exist. The Act imposes a duty on local authorities to take enforcement action where a category 1 hazard exists and gives discretion to take action where a category 2 hazard exists.