Prospective

2extent U.K. + Qualifying premisesU.K.

section 2 1 + (1)This section applies for the purposes of this Part.

section 2 2 + (2)Premises are “qualifying premises” if—

section 2 2 a + (a)term building + the premises consist of a building or a building and other land (and for these purposes “building” includes part of a building or a group of buildings),

section 2 2 b + (b)the premises are wholly or mainly used for one or more uses specified in Schedule 1,

section 2 2 c + (c)it is reasonable to expect that from time to time 200 or more individuals may be present on the premises at the same time in connection with one or more uses specified in Schedule 1, and

section 2 2 d + (d)the premises are not specified or described in Part 1 of Schedule 2 (excluded premises).

section 2 3 + (3)Qualifying premises are—

section 2 3 a + (a)“enhanced duty premises” if it is reasonable to expect that from time to time 800 or more individuals may be present on the premises at the same time in connection with one or more uses specified in Schedule 1;

section 2 3 b + (b)“standard duty premises” in any other case.

section 2 4 + (4)Subsection (3) is subject to any provision of Schedule 1 which provides for qualifying premises to be enhanced duty premises or standard duty premises in certain cases (regardless of how they would otherwise be treated).

section 2 5 + (5)Where qualifying premises form part of other qualifying premises—

section 2 5 a + (a)if the same person is responsible for two or more of the premises, those two or more premises are to be treated as one set of qualifying premises, and

section 2 5 b + (b)subject to paragraph (a), this Part applies in relation to each of the qualifying premises.