Building Safety Act 2022

127 Building industry schemes: supplementary

(1) This section supplements section 126.

(2) Regulations may make provision about—

(a) applications for membership of a scheme;

(b) renewal of membership at prescribed intervals;

(c) termination of a person’s membership;

(d) the suspension of a person from membership.

(3) Regulations may provide for the charging of fees, in connection with—

(a) an application for membership;

(b) renewal of membership;

(c) a review;

(d) any other prescribed matter.

(4) Regulations may provide for membership conditions to be framed by reference to—

(a) standards, or a document, from time to time published by any person;

(b) the opinion of the Secretary of State, or a designated person, in relation to any matter.

(5) Regulations may make provision about the determination of disputes.

(6) Regulations may make provision about the termination of a scheme.

(7) In section 126 and this section—

• “building” means a building in England;

• “building industry”: a reference to persons in the building industry is to persons carrying on, for business purposes, activities connected with the design, construction, management or maintenance of buildings, including persons carrying out activities in relation to construction products in England;

• “construction product” has the meaning given by regulations;

• “persons carrying out activities in relation to construction products” include (without limitation)—

  (a)

  a manufacturer of construction products,

  (b)

  a person who markets or supplies construction products to others, and

  (c)

  a person who imports construction products into the United Kingdom for use, marketing or supply;

• “prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations;

• “regulations” means regulations under section 126;

• “scheme” means a scheme established under section 126;

• “standard” (except in subsection (4) of this section) is to be read in accordance with section 30.