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45. The local authority may make such tests of any building work as may be necessary to establish whether it complies with regulation 7 or any of the applicable requirements contained in Schedule 1.
46. The local authority may take such samples of the material to be used in the carrying out of building work as may be necessary to enable them to ascertain whether such materials comply with the provisions of these Regulations.
47. [F1Regulations 17, [F217A, 25A,] 27, [F327A, 27B,] 29, 37, 41, 42, 43 and 44 are designated as provisions to which section 35 of the Act (penalty for contravening building regulations) does not apply.]
[F1The following regulations are designated as provisions to which section 35 of the Act (penalty for contravening building regulations) does not apply—
(a)regulations 17, 17A, 25A, 27, [F427A,] F5... 37, 41, 42, 43 and 44; and
(b)regulations 23, 25B and 26, in so far as these Regulations apply to Crown buildings or to building work carried out or proposed to be carried out by Crown authorities.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 47 substituted (E., but only in relation to excepted energy buildings in W.) (9.1.2013) by The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3119), reg. 25, Sch. 1 (with regs. 1(3), 45-47)
F2Words in reg. 47 inserted (W. but not in relation to excepted energy buildings) (19.4.2013) by The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/747), regs. 1(4), 22 (with reg. 1(2)(3))
F3Words in reg. 47 inserted (W. but not in relation to excepted energy buildings) (31.7.2014) by The Building (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/110), regs. 1(3), 9 (with reg. 1(2))
F4Word in reg. 47 inserted (E., but only in relation to excepted energy buildings in W.) (6.4.2014) by The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/579), regs. 1(4), 2(8) (with reg. 1(3))
F5Word in reg. 47(a) omitted (E., but only in relation to excepted energy buildings in W.) (6.4.2016) by virtue of The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/285), regs. 1(4), 2(17) (with reg. 1(3))
48.—(1) Section 94A of the Act M1 (electronic service of documents) shall have effect as if the following documents were documents mentioned in subsection (7) of that section—
(a)a building notice and any accompanying statement, description, particulars or plan under regulation 13;
(b)full plans and any accompanying statement under regulation 14;
(c)a notice under regulation 16;
(d)a completion certificate under regulation 17 F6[F7or regulation 17A];
(e)an application for a regularisation certificate under regulation 18(2);
(f)a regularisation certificate under regulation 18(5);
(g)a certificate or notice under regulation 20;
F8[F9(ga)a notice under regulation 25A;]
(h)a notice under regulation 27(2) or (3);
[F10(i)an energy performance certificate under regulation 29(2)(a);]
[F10(j)a notice under regulation 29(2)(b);]
(k)a notice under regulation 37(1);
(l)results of sound insulation testing under regulation 41(2)(b);
(m)a notice under regulation 42(2)(b);
(n)a notice of the results of pressure testing under regulation 43(2)(b);
(o)a notice under regulation 44(3).
(2) Where full plans are deposited by means of an electronic communication in accordance with section 94A of the Act, regulation 14 shall apply as if—
(a)sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) were omitted;
(b)in sub-paragraph (b) of that paragraph—
(i)the words “ a copy ” were substituted for the words “an additional two copies”;
(ii)the word “ and ” was substituted for the words “, both of which”;
(c)in paragraph (6) the words “ a copy ” were substituted for the words “additional copies”.
Textual Amendments
F6Words in reg. 48(1)(d) inserted (W. for remaining purposes) (19.4.2013) by The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/747), regs. 1(4), 23(a) (with reg. 1(2)(3))
F7Words in reg. 48(1)(d) inserted (E., but only in relation to excepted energy buildings in W.) (9.1.2013) by The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3119), reg. 26(a), Sch. 1 (with regs. 1(3), 45-47)
F8Reg. 48(1)(ga) inserted (W. for remaining purposes) (19.4.2013) by The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/747), regs. 1(4), 23(b) (with reg. 1(2)(3))
F9Reg. 48(1)(ga) inserted (E., but only in relation to excepted energy buildings in W.) (9.1.2013) by The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3119), reg. 26(b), Sch. 1 (with regs. 1(3), 45-47)
F10Reg. 48(1)(i)(j) omitted (E., but only in relation to excepted energy buildings in W.) (6.4.2016) by virtue of The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/285), regs. 1(4), 2(18) (with reg. 1(3))
Marginal Citations
M1Section 94A was inserted by S.I. 2008/2334.
49. In regulations 50 to 53—
“the 2009 Regulations” means the Building (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2009 M2;
F11...
Textual Amendments
F11Words in reg. 49 omitted (15.7.2011) by virtue of The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1515), regs. 1(2), 3(4)
Marginal Citations
M2S.I. 2009/2397 amended by S.I. 2009/2465 and 2010/719.
50.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), where before 1st October 2010 building work is started in accordance with—
(a)a building notice given to, or full plans deposited with, a local authority under regulation 12(2A) of the Building Regulations 2000 M3 (giving of a building notice or deposit of plans) and a notice given to the local authority under regulation 15(1) of those Regulations M4 (notice of commencement and completion of certain stages of work);
(b)an initial notice or an amendment notice given in accordance with section 47(1) (giving and acceptance of initial notice) or 51A(2) of the Act M5 (variation of work to which initial notice relates);
(c)a public body's notice given in accordance with section 54 (giving, acceptance and effect of public body's notice) of the Act,
the Building Regulations 2000 as last amended by the 2009 Regulations shall continue to apply to that building work.
(2) Where before 1st October 2010 building work is started in accordance with an initial notice which is varied by an amendment notice given on or after that date, the Building Regulations 2000 as last amended by the 2009 Regulations shall continue to apply to so much of the building work as could have been carried out under that initial notice if the amendment notice had not been given.
(3) Where before 1st October 2010 building work is started to which regulation 12(5)(a) or (b) M6 of the Building Regulations applies, the Building Regulations 2000 as last amended by the 2009 Regulations shall continue to apply to that building work.
Marginal Citations
M3S.I. 2000/2531; regulation 12(2A) was inserted by S.I. 2006/652.
M4Regulation 15(1) was amended by S.I. 2002/440 and 2006/652.
M5Section 47(1) was amended by section 8 of the Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004 (c.22) and S.I. 1996/1905. Section 51A(2) was inserted by S.I. 1996/1905.
M6Regulation 12(5) was substituted by S.I. 2004/3210 and amended by S.I. 2008/671.
51. Where before 1st October 2010 a contract is entered into for the provision of building work to which regulation 12(5)(a) or (b) of the Building Regulations 2000 applies, the Building Regulations 2000 as last amended by the 2009 Regulations shall continue to apply to that work.
52.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Building Regulations 2000 as last amended by the 2009 Regulations shall continue to apply in relation to building work where—
(a)before 1st October 2010 a building notice, an initial notice, a plans certificate, an amendment notice or a public body's notice has been given to, or full plans deposited with, a local authority; and
(b)the work is carried out or is to be carried out in accordance with any such notice or plans, whether with or without any departure from such plans,
provided that the work is started before 1st October 2011.
(2) Where an initial notice given before 1st October 2010 is varied by an amendment notice given on or after that date, the Building Regulations 2000 as last amended by the 2009 Regulations shall continue to apply to so much of the building work as could have been carried out under that initial notice if the amendment notice had not been given, provided that the work is started before 1st October 2011.
53.—(1) If immediately before 1st October 2010 any of the transitional provisions listed in paragraph (2) applied in relation to building work, the Regulations specified in Schedule 5 shall continue to apply in relation to that building work in accordance with that provision as if these Regulations had not been made.
(2) The provisions are—
regulation 4 of the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2001 M7; regulation 3 of the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2002 M8; regulations 3 and 4 of the Building (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 M9; regulation 3 of the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2003 M10; regulation 3 of the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2004 M11; regulation 3 of the Building (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2004 M12; regulations 29 to 34 of the Building and Approved Inspectors (Amendment) Regulations 2006 M13 in so far as they relate to the Building Regulations 2000; regulation 4 of the Building and Approved Inspectors (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 M14 in so far as it relates to the Building Regulations 2000; regulation 4 of the Building and Approved Inspectors (Amendment) Regulations 2007 M15 in so far as it relates to the Building Regulations 2000; regulations 4 to 8 of the Building and Approved Inspectors (Amendment) Regulations 2009 M16 in so far as they relate to the Building Regulations 2000.
(3) Regulation 22A of the Building Regulations 2000 M17 (time limit for prosecution for contravention of certain regulations) shall continue to have effect in relation to contraventions of building regulations committed before 22nd September 2008 as if the 2009 Regulations had not been made.
(4) If immediately before 1st October 2010 regulation 23 of the Building Regulations 2000 applied in relation to building work, the Regulations specified in Schedule 3 to those Regulations shall continue to apply in relation to that building work in accordance with that transitional provision as if these Regulations had not been made.
Marginal Citations
M9S.I. 2002/2871 amended by S.I. 2003/3133.
M16S.I. 2009/1219 amended by S.I. 2009/2465 and 2010/719.
M17Regulation 22A was inserted by S.I. 2008/671 and is revoked by S.I. 2009/2397.
54.—[F12(1) The Regulations specified in the first column of the table in Schedule 5 are revoked to the extent specified in relation to each in the third column of that table.]
[F13(2) Schedule 6, which contains consequential amendments to the Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010M18 and the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007M19, has effect.]
Textual Amendments
F12Reg. 54(1) revoked in part (9.1.2013) by The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3118), reg. 1(4), Sch. 3 (with reg. 44)
F13Reg. 54(2) revoked in part (9.1.2013) by The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3118), reg. 1(4), Sch. 3 (with reg. 44)
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