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Enforcement: No single statutory enforcer
Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Prosecution 1 of 7 obligations carry a fine up to £1,000. 6 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Private dispute-resolution framework between adjoining owners; enforced via appointed surveyors and county court, with no statutory regulator.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Trader5 Occupier1 Any Person1

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts

Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 416 duties

Companies Act 2006 243 duties

The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 133 duties

Companies Act 1985 85 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 62 duties

Occupier — also bound by 235 other Acts

The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021 47 duties

Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No. 2) Order 2006 46 duties

The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 34 duties

Highways Act 1980 23 duties

Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015 19 duties

Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 184 duties

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 144 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 104 duties

Communications Act 2003 92 duties

Road Traffic Act 1988 92 duties

What it requires

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.

s.001 New building on line of junction. Regulated

Serve notice before building on a boundary lineTrader

s.004 Counter notices. Regulated

Incorporate neighbour's requested works into your party wall projectTrader

s.010 Resolution of disputes. Regulated

Resolve party wall disputes by appointing a surveyorTrader

s.011 Expenses. Regulated

Pay your share of party wall works and disturbance costsTrader

s.013 Account for work carried out. Regulated

Provide an account of expenses to your neighbor after completing workTrader

s.014 Settlement of account. Regulated

Pay your share of party wall work expensesOccupier

s.016 Offences. Prosecution

Knowingly refuse or obstruct access authorised under section 8Any Person

Fine up to £1,000

15 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.002 Repair etc. of party wall: rights of owner.

s.003 Party structure notices.

s.005 Disputes arising under sections 3 and 4.

s.006 Adjacent excavation and construction.

s.007 Compensation etc.

s.008 Rights of entry.

s.009 Easements.

s.012 Security for expenses.

s.015 Service of notices etc.

s.017 Recovery of sums.

s.018 Exception in case of Temples etc.

s.019 The Crown.

s.020 Interpretation.

s.021 Other statutory provisions.

s.022 Short title, commencement and extent.

Help complying

Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.

Run a construction business

Ongoing compliance, site safety, and operational requirements for established construction businesses

1 more guide that reference this instrument

Building control and Building Regulations approval

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.