Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 718
Building And Buildings, England And Wales
The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Made
7th March 2012
Laid before Parliament
13th March 2012
Coming into force
6th April 2012
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1) and paragraphs 1, 4, 4A, 7, 8 and 10 of Schedule 1 to the Building Act 1984( 1 ), having consulted, in accordance with section 14(3) of that Act, the Building Regulations Advisory Committee for England ( 2 ) and such other bodies as appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of the interests concerned.
Citation, commencement and application
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2012.
(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 6th April 2012.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, but do not apply in relation to any building in Wales other than an excepted energy building.
Interpretation
2. —(1) In these Regulations—
“excepted energy building” has the meaning given in the Schedule to The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (No. 2) Order 2009( 3 );
“the 2010 Regulations” means the Building Regulations 2010( 4 ).
Amendments to the 2010 Regulations
3. —(1) The 2010 Regulations are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “energy efficiency requirements”, insert “ “excepted energy building” has the meaning given in the Schedule to The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (No. 2) Order 2009”.
(3) In Schedule 3 (self-certification schemes and exemptions from requirement to give building notice or deposit full plans)—
(a) in column 2, for “Building Engineering Services Competence Accreditation Limited”, substitute “ “Building Engineering Services Competence Assessment Limited”(in respect of work carried out in England or in relation to excepted energy buildings in Wales)” in paragraphs 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,16 and 17;
(b) in column 2, following “Benchmark Certification Limited” in paragraphs 3,4,5,6,8 and 9, add “(other than in respect of work carried out in England or in relation to excepted energy buildings in Wales)”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Andrew Stunell
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
7th March 2012
Existing members of the Building Regulations Advisory Committee as at 31st December 2011 were transferred on that date to the Buildings Advisory Committee for England (article 9 of the Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions)(No.2) Order 2009 (S.I 2009/3019) ).
S.I 2009/3019 . The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions)(No.2) Order 2009 transferred functions under the Building Act 1984 exercised by the Secretary of State, so far as related to Wales, to the Welsh Ministers, subject to articles 3 and 4 of that Order. Article 3 (a) provides that functions so far as exercisable in relation to an excepted energy building (as defined in the Schedule to the Order) are not transferred.