Where does the legislation apply?
Instead of giving a list where the legislation applies, article 6 gives a list of where it doesn’t, so in effect if you’re premises / place are not on this list the fire safety order will apply to you.
Article 6 - Application to premises
6.—(1) This Order does not apply in relation to —
(a) domestic premises, except to the extent mentioned in article 31(10);
(b) an offshore installation within the meaning of regulation 3 of the Offshore Installation and Pipeline Works (Management and Administration) Regulations 1995(a);
(c) a ship, in respect of the normal ship-board activities of a ship’s crew which are carried out solely by the crew under the direction of the master;
(d) fields, woods or other land forming part of an agricultural or forestry undertaking but which is not inside a building and is situated away from the undertaking’s main buildings;
(e) an aircraft, locomotive or rolling stock, trailer or semi-trailer used as a means of transport or a vehicle for which a licence is in force under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994(b) or a vehicle exempted from duty under that Act;
(f) a mine within the meaning of section 180 of the Mines and Quarries Act 1954(c), other than any building on the surface at a mine;
(g) a borehole site to which the Borehole Sites and Operations Regulations 1995(d) apply.
(2) Subject to the preceding paragraph of this article, this Order applies in relation to any premises.
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