Building Act 1984

[F1 52A Cancellation of initial notice when work becomes higher-risk building work E+W

(1) If, at a time when an initial notice is in force, it appears to the registered building control approver that some or all of the work has become higher-risk building work, the registered building control approver must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, cancel the relevant part of the initial notice by notice in the prescribed form given to—

(a) the local authority concerned, and

(b) the person carrying out or intending to carry out the work.

(2) If, at a time when an initial notice is in force, it appears to the person carrying out or intending to carry out the work that some or all of the work has become higher-risk building work, the person must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, cancel the relevant part of the initial notice by notice in the prescribed form given to—

(a) the local authority concerned, and

(b) the registered building control approver.

(3) Where a person is required to give a notice under subsection (1) or (2) in relation to higher-risk building work in England, the person must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, give a copy of that notice to the regulator.

(4) If, at a time when an initial notice is in force, it appears to the local authority concerned that some or all of the work has become higher-risk building work, the authority must cancel the relevant part of the initial notice by notice in the prescribed form given to—

(a) the registered building control approver, and

(b) the person shown in the initial notice as the person intending to carry out the work.

(5) Where a local authority is required to give a notice under subsection (4) in relation to higher-risk building work in England, the local authority must give a copy of that notice to the regulator.

(6) A person commits an offence if they fail without reasonable excuse to—

(a) give to a local authority a notice that the person is required to give by subsection (1) or (2);

(b) give to the regulator a copy of a notice that the person is required to give by subsection (3).

(7) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (6) is liable on summary conviction to a fine.

(8) Where a notice is given under any of subsections (1), (2) and (4) (a “cancellation notice”)—

(a) the part of the initial notice to which the cancellation notice relates is cancelled with effect from the day on which the cancellation notice is given, and

(b) a new initial notice may not be given in relation to any of the work to which the cancelled part of the initial notice related.

(9) In this section “the relevant part of the initial notice” means so much of the initial notice as relates to work that has become higher-risk building work.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 52A, 52B inserted (6.4.2023 for specified purposes except in relation to W., 5.9.2023 for W. for specified purposes, 1.10.2023 in so far as not already in force except in relation to W., 6.4.2024 for W. in so far as not already in force) by Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), ss. 46(3), 170(4)(b)(c); S.I. 2023/362, reg. 3(1)(u); S.I. 2023/914, reg. 2(b)(x); S.I. 2023/993, reg. 2(l) (with reg. 8); S.I. 2024/207, reg. 2(d)(v) (with regs. 3-5, 8-12)