The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2024

Provisions coming into force on 6 April 2024

2.  The following provisions of the 2022 Act come into force on 6 April 2024—

(a) section 32(3) (building control authorities) for all remaining purposes, so far as it relates to section 91ZD of the 1984 Act(1);

(b) section 42 (regulation of building control profession), so far as it relates to inserting section 58Z2 into the 1984 Act(2);

(c) paragraph 56 of Schedule 5 (minor and consequential amendments in connection with Part 3 of the 2022 Act);

(d) in relation to Wales—

(i) section 40 (liability of officers of body corporate);

(ii) section 42 (regulation of building control profession) for all remaining purposes, except so far as it relates to sections 58Z7 and 58Z10 of the 1984 Act and inserting section 58Z2 into the 1984 Act;

(iii) section 43 (transfer of approved inspectors’ functions to registered building control approvers);

(iv) section 44 (functions exercisable only through, or with advice of, registered building inspectors) for all remaining purposes;

(v) section 46 (higher-risk building work: registered building control approvers) for all remaining purposes;

(vi) section 50 (cancellation of initial notice) for all remaining purposes;

(vii) section 51 (new initial notices) for all remaining purposes;

(viii) section 52 (information gathering) for all remaining purposes;

(ix) section 53(2) and (3)(a)(ii) and (iii) and (3)(b) (information);

(x) Schedule 4 (transfer of approved inspectors’ functions to registered building control approvers);

(xi) Schedule 5 (minor and consequential amendments in connection with Part 3 of the 2022 Act) except for the paragraphs listed in the Schedule to these Regulations and subject to the exceptions in section 170(4)(b)(viii)(A) and (B) of the 2022 Act;

(xii) Schedule 6 (appeals and other determinations) for all remaining purposes, subject to the exceptions in section 170(4)(b)(ix) of the 2022 Act.

(1)

So far as section 32(2) of the Building Safety Act 2022 relates to new section 91ZD of the Building Act 1984, the Welsh Ministers’ power to appoint a day for coming into force is not limited to being only in relation to Wales.

(2)

So far as section 42 of the Building Safety Act 2022 relates to new section 58Z2 of the Building Act 1984, the Welsh Ministers’ power to appoint a day for coming into force is not limited to being only in relation to Wales.