Part 6General
I1162Review of regulatory regime
1
The Secretary of State must appoint an independent person to carry out a review of—
a
the effectiveness of the regulator in—
i
exercising its building functions,
ii
securing the safety of people in or about buildings in relation to risks arising from buildings, and
iii
improving the standard of buildings,
b
the adequacy and effectiveness of—
ii
provision made by or under the Building Act 1984 (except section 105C) that applies in relation to England,
c
the effectiveness of the regulation of construction products in the United Kingdom,
d
such matters connected with any of the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) as the person considers appropriate, and
e
any other matter specified in the appointment.
2
On completion of a review, the appointed person must make a written report to the Secretary of State—
a
setting out the result of the review, and
b
making such recommendations (if any) as the person considers appropriate.
3
The Secretary of State must publish a copy of the report.
4
The first appointment must be made within the period of 5 years beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
5
Any other appointment must be made within the period of 5 years beginning with the day on which the most recent appointment was made.
6
In this section—
“building function” has the meaning given by section 3;
“independent” means appearing to the Secretary of State to be independent of—
- a
the Secretary of State,
- b
the regulator,
- c
the profession of registered building inspectors,
- d
the built environment industry (as defined by section 30),
- e
persons carrying on activities connected with the manufacture, importation, marketing or supply of construction products (as defined by paragraph 24 of Schedule 11), and
- f
local authorities (as so defined);
- a
“the regulator” has the meaning given by section 2.