Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 3030
BUILDING AND BUILDINGS, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Building (Repeal of Provisions of Local Acts) Regulations 2003
Made
24th November 2003
Laid before Parliament
2nd December 2003
Coming into force
1st March 2004
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 1(1) of, and paragraphs 10 and 11(1)(c) of Schedule 1 to, the Building Act 1984( 1 ), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consulting the Building Regulations Advisory Committee, such persons or bodies as appear to him to be representative of local authorities and such other bodies as appear to him to be representative of the interests concerned in accordance with section 14(4) of that Act( 2 ), and being satisfied that certain provisions of local Acts are unnecessary in consequence of building regulations, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Building (Repeal of Provisions of Local Acts) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st March 2004.
Repeal of certain provisions of local Acts
2. The following local Acts are repealed to the extent specified in the third column—
| Local Act | Reference | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| East Ham Corporation Act 1957 | 1957 c. xxxvii | Section 38(2) |
| West Yorkshire Act 1980 | 1980 c. iv | Section 50 |
| South Yorkshire Act 1980 | 1980 c. xxxvii | Section 39 |
| Staffordshire Act 1983 | 1983 c. xviii | Section 18 |
| County of Lancashire Act 1984 | 1984 c. xxi | Section 20 |
| Leicestershire Act 1985 | 1985 c. xvii | Section 30 |
Transitional provisions
3. Where before 1st March 2004—
(a) plans to which a repealed provision applies have been deposited with a local authority; and
(b) no notice rejecting those plans has been given under section 16(6) of the Building Act 1984 before that date,
then that provision and any right, privilege, obligation or liability arising from it shall cease to have effect in relation to that deposit of plans.
Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State
Phil Hope
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
24th November 2003
1984 c. 55 . Paragraph 11(1)(c) of Schedule 1 was inserted by the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40) , section 32(1).
Section 14(4) was inserted by the Deregulation and Contracting Act 1994, section 32(2).