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Building Products (Safety) Act 2017
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4 Safety risks and unsafe use of building products
> > (1) For the purposes of this Act, there is a safety risk posed by the use of a building product in a building if any occupants of the building are or will likely be at risk of death or serious injury arising from the use of the building product in the building.
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> > (2) A risk can be considered to arise from the use of a building product in a building even if the risk will only arise in certain circumstances or if some other event occurs, such as fire.
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> > (3) The regulations may prescribe other circumstances in which a safety risk is posed by the use of a building product in a building.
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> > (4) For the purposes of this Act, the use of a building product in a building is unsafe if there is a safety risk posed by the use of the building product in the building.