BUILDING FIRE SAFETY REGULATION 2008 - REG 15
General obligation about the number of persons in a building
BUILDING FIRE SAFETY REGULATION 2008 - REG 15
General obligation about the number of persons in a building
15 General obligation about the number of persons in a building
(1) This section does not apply to the occupier of a building if an occupancy
notice is in force for the building.
(2) The occupier of a building must
ensure that the number of persons in the building at any one time does not
present an unreasonable risk to the safety of a person in the building.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
(3) For subsection (2)
, in deciding whether or not the number of persons in a building presents an
unreasonable risk to the safety of a person in the building, regard must be
had to the occupancy safety factors for the building.