F1PART 1General
Citation and commencementF11.
These Regulations may be cited as the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 1st October 2010.
InterpretationF12.
(1)
In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Building Act 1984;
F2“approver” means a registered building control approver within the meaning of section 58N of the Act;
“building” means any permanent or temporary building but not any other kind of structure or erection, and a reference to a building includes a reference to part of a building;
“building work” has the meaning given in regulation 3(1) of the Principal Regulations;
“controlled service or fitting” means a service or fitting in relation to which Part G, H, J or L of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations imposes a requirement;
“day” means any period of 24 hours commencing at midnight and excludes any Saturday, Sunday, Bank holiday or public holiday;
“designated body” has the meaning given in regulation 4;
“dwelling-house” does not include a flat or a building containing a flat;
“flat” means separate and self-contained premises constructed or adapted for use for residential purposes and forming part of a building from some other part of which it is divided horizontally;
“material alteration” has the meaning given in regulation 3(2) of the Principal Regulations;
“material change of use” has the meaning given in regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations;
“the Principal Regulations” means the Building Regulations 2010M1.
(2)
Where any regulation requires the use of a numbered form in Schedule 1, a form substantially to the like effect may be used.
(3)
Any reference in these Regulations to the carrying out of work includes a reference to the making of a material change of use.
(4)
Any reference in these Regulations to an initial notice (whether or not combined with a plans certificate) shall in an appropriate case be construed as a reference to that initial notice as amended by an amendment notice which has been accepted by a local authority.
F3PART 2Grant and Withdrawal of Approval
Designation of bodies to approve inspectorsF33.
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Approval of inspectorsF34.
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Manner of approval or designationF35.
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Approved inspector's insuranceF35A.
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Termination of approval or designationF36.
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Lists of approvals and designationsF37.
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F3PART 3Supervision of Work by Approvers
Functions of approversF38.
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Independence of approversF39.
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Form, grounds and period for rejecting initial noticeF310.
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Invalid notices F310A.
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Form, grounds and period for rejecting amendment noticeF311.
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Approver's consultation with the fire and rescue authorityF312.
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Approver's consultation with the sewerage undertakerF313.
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Form, grounds and period for rejecting plans certificateF314.
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Effect of plans certificateF315.
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Form, grounds and period for rejecting final certificateF316.
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Form of rejection notice and form of notice under section 51C of the ActF316A.
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Notice before starting work and further notice when work is “commenced” etc. F316B.
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Lapse of initial notice: commencement of work F316C.
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Notification of dutyholders F316D.
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Compliance declarations F316E.
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Events causing initial notice to cease to be in forceF317.
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Cancellation of initial noticeF318.
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Cancellation of initial notice: notice of contravention of building regulationsF318A.
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Local authority powers in relation to partly completed workF319.
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Periods within which information on work to which an initial notice relates must be providedF319A.
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F3PART 3ATransfer of projects to another approver
Section 53(7): prescribed provisionF319B.
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Information to be included in transfer certificatesF319C.
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Period for consideration of transfer certificate and report by local authorityF319D.
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Grounds for rejection of a transfer certificate and transfer reportF319E.
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Cases where a further initial notice may be given after cancellation of an initial notice under section 53DF319F.
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F3PART 4Application of Provisions of the Principal Regulations
Application of regulations 20, 20A, 25A, 27, 27A, 27B, , 27C 29, 37, 41, 42, 43 , 44 and 44ZA of the Principal RegulationsF320.
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F3PART 5Public Bodies
Approval of public bodiesF321.
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Form, grounds and period for rejecting public body's noticeF322.
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Public body's consultation with the fire and rescue authorityF323.
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Public body's consultation with the sewerage undertakerF324.
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Form, grounds and period for rejecting public body's plans certificateF325.
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Effect of public body's plans certificateF326.
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Form, grounds and period for rejecting public body's final certificateF327.
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Events causing public body's notice to cease to be in forceF328.
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F1PART 6Certificates Relating to Deposited Plans
Certificates given under section 16(9) of the ActF129.
(1)
Regulations 3 to 7 shall apply in relation to—
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the approval and the termination of approval of persons to certify plans in accordance with section 16(9) of the Act, and
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the designation and the termination of designation of bodies to approve such persons,
as they do in relation to the approval of inspectors and the designation of bodies to approve inspectors respectively.
(2)
Regulations 4 and 6 of the Principal Regulations are prescribed for the purposes of section 16(9) of the Act insofar as either requires compliance with—
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Part A (structure) of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations, and
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Part L (conservation of fuel and power) of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations.
(3)
Where deposited plans are accompanied by a certificate as mentioned in section 16(9) of the Act, the evidence of insurance required by that provision is a declaration signed by the insurer that a named scheme of insurance approved by the Secretary of State applies in relation to the certificate which accompanies the plans.
(4)
For the purposes of section 16(9) of the Act, the circumstances in which the local authority may reject deposited plans on the grounds referred to in section 16(9)(i) or (ii) are where—
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the certificate states that the work shown in the plans complies with the requirements of Part A (structure) of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations;
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paragraph A3 of that Schedule applies to the work shown in the plans; and
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the certificate does not contain a declaration that the person giving the certificate does not, and will not until the work is complete, have a professional or financial interest in the work.
(5)
The provisions of regulation 9(1) to (4) shall have effect for the purpose of determining whether a person has a professional or financial interest in the work shown in the plans as if references in those provisions to approved inspectors were references to persons approved for the purposes of section 16(9) of the Act.
F4PART 6AAppeals under Part 2 of the Act
Appeal under section 50(2) of the Act F429A.
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Appeals under section 55 of the Act F429B.
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F5PART 7Miscellaneous Provisions
Register of notices and certificatesF530.
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Contravention of certain regulations not to be an offenceF531.
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Electronic service of documentsF532.
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Transitional provisions: interpretationF533.
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Transitional provisions: work already started before 1st October 2010F534.
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Transitional provisions: work for which notification is not requiredF535.
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Transitional provisions: notice given or plans deposited before 1st October 2010F536.
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Transitional and saving provisions: earlier Building RegulationsF537.
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Revocations and consequential amendmentsF538.
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Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government