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Building Safety Act 2022, Section 22 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 11 December 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

22Authorised officersE+W

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(1)The regulator may authorise a person in relation to specified paragraphs of Schedule 2 (investigatory powers), for the purposes of any specified relevant building function.

(2)A person may be authorised in relation to a paragraph of the Schedule only if they appear to the regulator to be suitably qualified to exercise any power conferred by virtue of that paragraph or do anything else mentioned in that paragraph.

(3)An authorisation—

(a)must be in writing;

(b)may be varied or revoked by an instrument in writing.

(4)When exercising or seeking to exercise a power conferred by virtue of Schedule 2, an authorised officer must if asked produce the authorisation (including any instrument varying it) or a duly authenticated copy.

(5)In this section—

  • authorised officer” means a person in respect of whom an authorisation under this section is in force;

  • relevant building function” means any function of the regulator under, or under an instrument made under—

    (a)

    Part 4 of this Act (higher-risk buildings), or

    (b)

    the Building Act 1984;

  • specified” means specified in the authorisation.

Commencement Information

I1S. 22 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 170(2)(a)

I2S. 22 in force at 6.4.2023 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2023/362, reg. 3(1)(g)

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