Building Safety Act 2022

58 (1) Section 94 is amended as follows. E+W

(2) The existing provision becomes subsection (1) of that section.

(3) In that subsection—

(a) in the words before paragraph (a) after “made by” insert “or under”;

(b) after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) in the case of an authorised officer of the regulator, by—

(i) leaving it at the relevant address (see subsection (2)), or

(ii) sending it in a prepaid letter addressed to the officer at the relevant address;”;

(c) in paragraph (c) for “other person” substitute “person other than an officer of a local authority or an authorised officer of the regulator”;

(d) after paragraph (c) insert—

“(ca) in the case of a partnership, by—

(i) delivering it to any partner,

(ii) leaving it at the principal office of the partnership, or

(iii) sending it in a prepaid letter addressed to the partnership at its principal office;”;

(e) after paragraph (f) insert—

“(g) by sending it by email to an electronic address at which the person has agreed to receive documents or has agreed to receive the document.”

(4) After that subsection insert—

“(2) In subsection (1)—

• “agreed” means agreed in writing;

• “authorised officer” means a person in respect of whom an authorisation under section 22 of the Building Safety Act 2022 is in force;

• “the relevant address” means—

  (a)

  the address specified by the officer in writing, or

  (b)

  if no address has been specified, the principal office of the regulator.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 5 para. 58 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 170(4)(b)(viii)(c)

I2 Sch. 5 para. 58 in force at 1.10.2023 except in relation to W. by S.I. 2023/993, reg. 2(n)(xxv) (with reg. 4)

I3 Sch. 5 para. 58 in force at 6.4.2024 for W. by S.I. 2024/207, reg. 2(d)(xi), Sch. (with regs. 3, 4, 8-12)