Citation and interpretation

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2022.

(2) In these Regulations “ the 2022 Act ” means the Building Safety Act 2022.

Provisions coming into force on 1st December 2022

2. The following provisions of the 2022 Act come into force on 1st December 2022—

(a) sections 4(1), (2), (3) and (4) (regulator’s duty to facilitate building safety);

(b) sections 9(1) and (2) (building advisory committee); and

(c) section 11 (residents’ panel).

Transitional provision

3. —(1) Until the relevant date, the reference in section 4(3)(d) of the 2022 Act to persons upon whom duties are imposed by virtue of paragraph 5B of Schedule 1 to the Building Act 1984( 2 ) is to be read as referring to persons who design or carry out building work (as defined in regulation 3 of the Building Regulations 2010( 3 )) in relation to a building, or a proposed building, which is a higher-risk building as defined in section 65 of the 2022 Act.

(2) In this regulation—

“ relevant date ” means the day on which section 32 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (building control authorities) comes into force, ignoring any commencement of that section for the purpose only of making regulations.