§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment for what reasons the Smoke Detectors Act 1991 has not fully been brought into force; and when he intends to fully bring it into force. [197]
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesSection 1(2) of the Smoke Detectors Act 1991 requires all new dwellings to he fitted with one or more smoke detectors in such a manner as to make adequate provision for the early detection of the outbreak of fire in the dwelling. I do not intend to bring the Act into force because its provisions would simply duplicate measures introduced under the Building Regulations 1991 for smoke alarms to be fitted in new dwellings.