Building Products (Safety) Act 2017
4Safety risks and unsafe use of building products
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4 Safety risks and unsafe use of building products
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.
(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.
(3) The regulations may prescribe other circumstances in which a safety risk is posed by the use of a building product in a building.
(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.