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Building Act 2004
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6 Meaning of building work
building work means—
(a) work in relation to the erection, alteration or demolition of a
building, and includes disposal of waste materials generated—
(i) by the alteration of a building other than a building
excluded under the regulations; or
(ii) by the demolition of a building (but not part of the
building); or
(b) work in relation to repairs of a structural nature to a building.
Note Building work, for pt 6 (Residential buildings—statutory warranties,
standard conditions, insurance and fidelity certificates) does not include
work in relation to the demolition of a whole building (see s 84).
(2) The regulations may—
(a) exempt a kind of work from the definition of building work; or
(b) include a kind of work in the definition of building work.