Building Act 1984

14 Consultation with Building Regulations Advisory Committee and other bodies.E+W

[F1(1)The Secretary of State shall appoint a committee, to be known as the Building Regulations Advisory Committee for England, for the purpose of advising the Secretary of State on the exercise of the Secretary of State’s power to make building regulations, and on other subjects connected with building regulations.]

(2)The Secretary of State may pay such expenses incurred by members of the Building Regulations Advisory Committee [F2for England] as he may, with the approval of the Treasury, determine.

(3)Before making any building regulations containing substantive requirements, the Secretary of State shall consult the Building Regulations Advisory Committee [F2for England] and such other bodies as appear to him to be representative of the interests concerned.

F3 [(4)Before making any building regulations containing provision of the kind authorised by paragraph 11(1)(c) of Schedule 1 to this Act, the Secretary of State shall consult—

(a)the Building Regulations Advisory Committee [F4for England],

(b)such persons or bodies as appear to him to be representative of local authorities [F5in England], and

(c)such other bodies as appear to him to be representative of the interests concerned.]

[F6(5)The Welsh Ministers shall appoint a committee, to be known as the Building Regulations Advisory Committee for Wales, for the purpose of advising them on the exercise of their power to make building regulations, and on other subjects connected with building regulations.

(6)The Welsh Ministers may pay such expenses incurred by members of the Building Regulations Advisory Committee for Wales as the Welsh Ministers may determine.

(7)Before making any building regulations containing substantive requirements, the Welsh Ministers shall consult the Building Regulations Advisory Committee for Wales and such other bodies as appear to them to be representative of the interests concerned.

(8)Before making any building regulations containing provision of the kind authorised by paragraph 11(1)(c) of Schedule 1 to this Act, the Welsh Ministers shall consult—

(a)the Building Regulations Advisory Committee for Wales,

(b)such persons or bodies as appear to them to be representative of local authorities in Wales, and

(c)such other bodies as appear to them to be representative of the interests concerned.]

Textual Amendments

F3S. 14(4) inserted (3.11.1994) by 1994 c. 40, s. 32(2)