Following the statements made today by the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee of the Interior after the meeting of the Committee on Dangerous Buildings, the Ministry of Home Affairs wishes to clarify that it shares the concerns expressed and, as such, the preparation of the relevant Bill entitled "The Roads and Buildings Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2023" has proceeded apace, within very tight timescales.
It is noted that the Bill has already been completed and put out for public consultation, which in turn has been completed on 08/03/2023. Therefore, at this stage, an evaluation of the comments received from stakeholders during the consultation is being carried out, and around the end of the month, it will be forwarded to the Attorney General for the necessary legislative technical review.
After the relevant legislative technical review and the approval of the Council of Ministers, it will be submitted in the form of urgency to the House of Representatives for consideration and enactment into law.
This bill has included important parameters to remove the dangerousness of buildings that has been a concern for many years and is expected to significantly strengthen the tools available to the competent authorities with regard to the management of dangerous buildings, including through the introduction of the Periodic Inspection of Buildings.
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