5AAppointed persons

1

Building regulations may require prescribed appointments to be made in relation to any work.

2

Building regulations may make provision about appointments, including provision about—

a

the persons who are to make appointments;

b

the persons who may be appointed;

c

the time by which appointments must be made;

d

the period for which persons are to be appointed;

e

the termination of appointments;

f

the replacement of appointed persons.

3

The regulations may provide that in prescribed circumstances an appointment is treated as made.

4

In this Schedule “appointed person”, in relation to any work, means a person appointed in relation to that work under building regulations made by virtue of this paragraph.

5BGeneral duties

1

Building regulations may, for the purpose of facilitating compliance with any requirement of building regulations in relation to any work to which building regulations are applicable—

a

impose duties on relevant persons in connection with the planning or management of the work;

b

require relevant persons to co-operate with other relevant persons.

2

The following are “relevant persons” for this purpose—

a

any appointed person;

b

any prescribed person.