Metropolitan Building Act 1855

Metropolitan Building Act 1855

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Construction of Buildings in the Metropolis and its Neighbourhood.
Citation	18 & 19 Vict. c. 122
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	14 August 1855
Commencement	14 August 1855
Repealed	1 January 1895
Other legislation Amends Metropolitan Buildings Act 1844 Metropolitan Buildings Act 1846 Amended by Statute Law Revision Act 1875 Metropolis Management and Building Acts Amendment Act 1878 Public Authorities Protection Act 1893 Repealed by London Building Act 1894 Relates to Metropolis Management Act 1855 Factory and Workshop Act 1891
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Metropolitan Building Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 122) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, concerning standards for buildings within the London "Metropolis", which was separately defined as part of the Metropolis Management Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 120) passed in the same year. The act was used to regulate the construction, alteration, and safety of buildings within the city, and is the precursor of modern building regulations.

Provisions

Part I contains which buildings are in scope (which includes all new buildings and alterations to buildings), and sets out rules for the structure and thickness of walls, roofs, chimneys, stairs, and particulars for party walls. It goes on to set a structure for district surveyors, including granting them powers to inspect and enforce the rules.

Part II covers dangerous structures, defining them and giving city commissioners powers to deal with them

Part III goes into detail on party structures

Part IV covers the miscellaneous provisions, particularly around the powers of courts

Part V repeals previous acts

Subsequent developments

Section 108 of the act was repealed by section 2 of, and the schedule to, the Public Authorities Protection Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 61), which came into force on 1 January 1894.

The whole act was repealed by section 215 of, and the fourth schedule to, the London Building Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. ccxiii), which came into force on 1 January 1895.

Notes

References

External links

• Text of the Metropolitan Building Act 1855 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.