Statutory Instruments
2010 No. 2215
Building And Buildings, England And Wales
F1 The Building (Approved Inspectors etc. ) Regulations 2010 cross-notes
Made
6th September 2010
Laid before Parliament
9th September 2010
Coming into force
1st October 2010
M1,M2 The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to matters relating to the environment.
M3 The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and by sections 1(1), 2A, 16(9), 17(1) and (6), 35, 47(1) to (5), 49(1) and (5), 50(1), (4), (6) and (7), 51(1) and (2), 51A(2), (3), (5) and (6), 52(1) to (3), 53(2) and (4), 54(1) to (3) and (5), 56(1) and (2) and 126 of, paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11(1)(a) of Schedule 1 to and Schedule 4 to the Building Act 1984 :
F1 PART 1 General
Citation and commencement
F11. These Regulations may be cited as the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 1st October 2010.
Interpretation
F12. —(1) In these Regulations—
“ the Act ” means the Building Act 1984;
[F2 “ approver ” means a registered building control approver within the meaning of section 58N of the Act; F2]
“ building ” means any permanent or temporary building but not any other kind of structure or erection, and a reference to a building includes a reference to part of a building;
“ building work ” has the meaning given in regulation 3(1) of the Principal Regulations;
“ controlled service or fitting ” means a service or fitting in relation to which Part G, H, J or L of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations imposes a requirement;
“ day ” means any period of 24 hours commencing at midnight and excludes any Saturday, Sunday, Bank holiday or public holiday;
“ designated body ” has the meaning given in regulation 4;
“ dwelling-house ” does not include a flat or a building containing a flat;
“ flat ” means separate and self-contained premises constructed or adapted for use for residential purposes and forming part of a building from some other part of which it is divided horizontally;
“ material alteration ” has the meaning given in regulation 3(2) of the Principal Regulations;
“ material change of use ” has the meaning given in regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations;
M4 “ the Principal Regulations ” means the Building Regulations 2010 .
(2) Where any regulation requires the use of a numbered form in Schedule 1, a form substantially to the like effect may be used.
(3) Any reference in these Regulations to the carrying out of work includes a reference to the making of a material change of use.
(4) Any reference in these Regulations to an initial notice (whether or not combined with a plans certificate) shall in an appropriate case be construed as a reference to that initial notice as amended by an amendment notice which has been accepted by a local authority.
F3 PART 2 Grant and Withdrawal of Approval
Designation of bodies to approve inspectors
F33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Approval of inspectors
F34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manner of approval or designation
F35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Approved inspector's insurance
F35A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Termination of approval or designation
F36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lists of approvals and designations
F37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F3 PART 3 Supervision of Work by Approvers
Functions of approvers
F38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Independence of approvers
F39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Form, grounds and period for rejecting initial notice
F310. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Invalid notices
F310A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Form, grounds and period for rejecting amendment notice
F311. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Approver's consultation with the fire and rescue authority
F312. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Approver's consultation with the sewerage undertaker
F313. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Form, grounds and period for rejecting plans certificate
F314. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Effect of plans certificate
F315. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Form, grounds and period for rejecting final certificate
F316. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Form of rejection notice and form of notice under section 51C of the Act
F316A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notice before starting work and further notice when work is “commenced” etc.
F316B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lapse of initial notice: commencement of work
F316C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notification of dutyholders
F316D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Compliance declarations
F316E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Events causing initial notice to cease to be in force
F317. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cancellation of initial notice
F318. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cancellation of initial notice: notice of contravention of building regulations
F318A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Local authority powers in relation to partly completed work
F319. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Periods within which information on work to which an initial notice relates must be provided
F319A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F3 PART 3A Transfer of projects to another approver
Section 53(7): prescribed provision
F319B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Information to be included in transfer certificates
F319C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Period for consideration of transfer certificate and report by local authority
F319D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grounds for rejection of a transfer certificate and transfer report
F319E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cases where a further initial notice may be given after cancellation of an initial notice under section 53D
F319F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F3 PART 4 Application of Provisions of the Principal Regulations
Application of regulations 20, 20A, 25A, 27, 27A, 27B, , 27C 29, 37, 41, 42, 43 , 44 and 44ZA of the Principal Regulations
F320. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F3 PART 5 Public Bodies
Approval of public bodies
F321. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Form, grounds and period for rejecting public body's notice
F322. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Public body's consultation with the fire and rescue authority
F323. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Public body's consultation with the sewerage undertaker
F324. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Form, grounds and period for rejecting public body's plans certificate
F325. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Effect of public body's plans certificate
F326. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Form, grounds and period for rejecting public body's final certificate
F327. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Events causing public body's notice to cease to be in force
F328. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F1 PART 6 Certificates Relating to Deposited Plans
Certificates given under section 16(9) of the Act
F129. —(1) Regulations 3 to 7 shall apply in relation to—
(a) the approval and the termination of approval of persons to certify plans in accordance with section 16(9) of the Act, and
(b) the designation and the termination of designation of bodies to approve such persons,
as they do in relation to the approval of inspectors and the designation of bodies to approve inspectors respectively.
(2) Regulations 4 and 6 of the Principal Regulations are prescribed for the purposes of section 16(9) of the Act insofar as either requires compliance with—
(a) Part A (structure) of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations, and
(b) Part L (conservation of fuel and power) of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations.
(3) Where deposited plans are accompanied by a certificate as mentioned in section 16(9) of the Act, the evidence of insurance required by that provision is a declaration signed by the insurer that a named scheme of insurance approved by the Secretary of State applies in relation to the certificate which accompanies the plans.
(4) For the purposes of section 16(9) of the Act, the circumstances in which the local authority may reject deposited plans on the grounds referred to in section 16(9)(i) or (ii) are where—
(a) the certificate states that the work shown in the plans complies with the requirements of Part A (structure) of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations;
(b) paragraph A3 of that Schedule applies to the work shown in the plans; and
(c) the certificate does not contain a declaration that the person giving the certificate does not, and will not until the work is complete, have a professional or financial interest in the work.
(5) The provisions of regulation 9(1) to (4) shall have effect for the purpose of determining whether a person has a professional or financial interest in the work shown in the plans as if references in those provisions to approved inspectors were references to persons approved for the purposes of section 16(9) of the Act.
F4 PART 6A Appeals under Part 2 of the Act
Appeal under section 50(2) of the Act
F429A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appeals under section 55 of the Act
F429B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F5 PART 7 Miscellaneous Provisions
Register of notices and certificates
F530. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contravention of certain regulations not to be an offence
F531. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Electronic service of documents
F532. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transitional provisions: interpretation
F533. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transitional provisions: work already started before 1st October 2010
F534. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transitional provisions: work for which notification is not required
F535. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transitional provisions: notice given or plans deposited before 1st October 2010
F536. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transitional and saving provisions: earlier Building Regulations
F537. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Revocations and consequential amendments
F538. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Andrew Stunell
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
Regulations 10(1), 11(1), 14(1)16(1), 18(4)-(6), 22(1), 25(1) and 27(1)
F6 SCHEDULE 1 Forms
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Regulations 10(3), 11(3) and 14(3)
F6 SCHEDULE 2 Grounds for Rejecting an Initial Notice, an Amendment Notice, or a Plans Certificate Combined with an Initial Notice
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Regulation 14(2) and (3)
F6 SCHEDULE 3 Grounds for Rejecting a Plans Certificate, or a Plans Certificate Combined with an Initial Notice
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Regulation 19E
F6 SCHEDULE 3A Grounds for rejecting a transfer certificate and transfer report
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Regulation 16(1)
F6 SCHEDULE 4 Grounds for Rejecting a Final Certificate
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Regulations 22(3) and 25(3)
F6 SCHEDULE 5 Grounds for Rejecting a Public Body's Notice, or a Combined Public Body's Notice and Plans Certificate
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Regulations 25(2) and (3)
F6 SCHEDULE 6 Grounds for Rejecting a Public Body's Plans Certificate, or a Combined Public Body's Notice and Plans Certificate
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Regulation 27(1)
F6 SCHEDULE 7 Grounds for Rejecting a Public Body's Final Certificate
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Regulation 38(1)
F6 SCHEDULE 8 Revocation of Regulations
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Regulation 38(2)
F6 SCHEDULE 9 Consequential Amendments
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