What regulations have been made under S2 Housing Act 2004?
<p>The Secretary of State is thereunder to make regulations prescribing categories of housing hazards. Where are these to be found?</p>

<p><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/34/section/2?timeline=false" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Section 2</a> Housing Act 2004 states:</p>
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<p>Meaning of “category 1 hazard” and “category 2 hazard”</p>
<p>(1) In this Act—</p>
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<li><p>“category 1 hazard” means a hazard of a prescribed description which falls within a prescribed band as a result of achieving, under a prescribed method for calculating the seriousness of hazards of that description, a numerical score of or above a prescribed amount;</p>
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<li><p>“category 2 hazard” means a hazard of a prescribed description which falls within a prescribed band as a result of achieving, under a prescribed method for calculating the seriousness of hazards of that description, a numerical score below the minimum amount prescribed for a category 1 hazard of that description; and</p>
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<li><p>“hazard” means any risk of harm to the health or safety of an actual or potential occupier of a dwelling or HMO which arises from a deficiency in the dwelling or HMO or in any building or land in the vicinity (whether the deficiency arises as a result of the construction of any building, an absence of maintenance or repair, or otherwise).</p>
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<p>(2) In subsection (1)—</p>
<p>“prescribed” means prescribed by <strong>regulations made by the appropriate national authority</strong> (see section 261(1)); and</p>
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<li>“prescribed band” means a band so prescribed for a category 1 hazard or a category 2 hazard, as the case may be.</li>
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<p>(3) Regulations under this section may, in particular, prescribe a method for calculating the seriousness of hazards which takes into account both the likelihood of the harm occurring and the severity of the harm if it were to occur.</p>
<p>(4) In this section—</p>
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<li><p>“building” includes part of a building;</p>
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<li><p>“harm” includes temporary harm.</p>
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<p>(5) In this Act “health” includes mental health.</p>
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<p>For <a href="/questions/tagged/england-and-wales" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;england-and-wales&#39;" aria-label="show questions tagged &#39;england-and-wales&#39;" rel="tag" aria-labelledby="tag-england-and-wales-tooltip-container">england-and-wales</a> these regulations are:</p>
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<li><p><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3208/contents/made" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Housing Health and Safety Rating System (England) Regulations 2005</a></p>
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<li><p><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2006/1702/contents/made" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Housing Health and Safety Rating System (Wales) Regulations 2006</a></p>
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england-and-wales landlord regulations