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- Status
- In Force
The Act creates a civil duty to do work to dwellings properly and lengthens limitation periods; breach is remedied only by a claim in the courts, with no regulator, notices or offences (s 3 merely moves the 1975 Order's administrative functions to the Department for Communities).
What it defines
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
4 other provisions — procedural and definitional
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