PART 10Miscellaneous
F1Stop notices: contents47C
1
A stop notice given by a building control authority must be in writing and state—
a
that it is a stop notice under section 35C(1)(a), 35C(1)(b) or, as the case may be, 35C(1)(c) of the Act;
b
the date the notice is given and whether the notice applies immediately, or where it does not apply immediately, the date when it applies;
c
the name or description of the recipient; and
d
the consequences of failing to comply with the notice.
2
A stop notice must additionally—
a
describe the issue to which the notice relates;
b
specify—
i
in a case within section 35C(1)(a) of the Act, the provision of building regulations or requirement imposed by virtue of building regulations to which the stop notice relates;
ii
in a case within section 35C(1)(b) of the Act, the compliance notice to which the stop notice relates;
iii
in a case within section 35C(1)(c) of the Act, the provision of building regulations or requirement imposed by virtue of building regulations to which the stop notice relates;
c
provide details of the nature of the contravention (including, in a case within section 35C(1)(c) of the Act, the nature of the serious harm that is anticipated);
d
state that the recipient may appeal to the First-tier Tribunal under section 39A(5) of the Act and state that any appeal must be made within 21 relevant days of the date the notice is given; and
e
state that the recipient may apply to the First-tier Tribunal under section 39A(6) of the Act for a direction.
3
A stop notice must relate to—
a
in a case within section 35C(1)(a) of the Act, no more than one contravention of a prescribed provision of building regulations or requirement imposed by virtue of such a provision;
b
in a case within section 35C(1)(b) of the Act, no more than one compliance notice;
c
in a case within section 35C(1)(c) of the Act, no more than one contravention of a provision of building regulations or a requirement imposed by virtue of such a provision.