The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2013

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Title, application and commencement

3. PART 1 The Building Regulations 2010

   1. 2. Amendment of the Building Regulations 2010

   2. 3. Interpretation

   3. 4. Power to dispense with or relax requirements

   4. 5. Full Plans

   5. 6. Consultation with sewerage undertaker

   6. 7. Notice of commencement and completion of certain stages of work

   7. 8. Completion certificates

   8. 9. After the end of regulation 17, insert— Certificate for building...

   9. 10. Supervision of building work otherwise than by local authorities

   10. 11. Provisions applicable to self-certification schemes

   11. 12. Application of energy efficiency requirements

   12. 13. Requirements relating to thermal elements

   13. 14. Minimum energy performance requirements for new buildings

   14. 15. Consideration of high-efficiency alternative systems for new buildings (new regulation 25A) and nearly zero-energy requirements for new buildings (new regulation 25B)

   15. 16. Energy performance certificates

   16. 17. Recommendation reports (new regulation 29A)

   17. 18. Energy assessors

   18. 19. Right to copy documents

   19. 20. Interpretation of Part 6

   20. 21. Pressure testing

   21. 22. Contravention of certain regulations not to be an offence

   22. 23. Electronic service of documents

   23. 24. Schedule 3 to the Building Regulations — Self-certification Schemes and Exemptions from Requriement to Give Building Notice or Deposit Full Plans

   24. 25. Omit paragraph 20 of Schedule 3.

   25. 26. After paragraph 21 of Schedule 3, add the following paragraphs—...

   26. 27. In paragraphs 22, 23 and 24 omit the words “In...

   27. 28. Schedule 4 to the Building Regulations — Descriptions of work where no building notice or deposit of full plans required

4. PART 2 The Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2010

   1. 29. Amendment of the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2010

   2. 30. Functions of approved inspectors

   3. 31. Form, grounds and period for rejecting final certificate

   4. 32. Application of regulations 20, 27, 29, 37, 41, 42, 43 and 44 of the Building Regulations

   5. 33. Schedule 1 to the Approved Inspectors Regulations — Forms

5. PART 3 Transitional Provisions

   1. 34. Transitional provisions: interpretation

   2. 35. Work already started before certain regulations take effect

   3. 36. Notice given or plans deposited before those regulations take effect

6. Signature

7. 1. SCHEDULE

8. Explanatory Note