The Building (Approved Inspectors etc. ) Regulations 2010

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 General

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Grant and Withdrawal of Approval

   1. 3. Designation of bodies to approve inspectors

   2. 4. Approval of inspectors

   3. 5. Manner of approval or designation

   4. 5A. Approved inspector's insurance

   5. 6. Termination of approval or designation

   6. 7. Lists of approvals and designations

4. PART 3 Supervision of Work by Approvers

   1. 8. Functions of approvers

   2. 9. Independence of approvers

   3. 10. Form, grounds and period for rejecting initial notice

   4. 10A. Invalid notices

   5. 11. Form, grounds and period for rejecting amendment notice

   6. 12. Approver's consultation with the fire and rescue authority

   7. 13. Approver's consultation with the sewerage undertaker

   8. 14. Form, grounds and period for rejecting plans certificate

   9. 15. Effect of plans certificate

   10. 16. Form, grounds and period for rejecting final certificate

   11. 16A. Form of rejection notice and form of notice under section 51C of the Act

   12. 16B. Notice before starting work and further notice when work is “commenced” etc.

   13. 16C. Lapse of initial notice: commencement of work

   14. 16D. Notification of dutyholders

   15. 16E. Compliance declarations

   16. 17. Events causing initial notice to cease to be in force

   17. 18. Cancellation of initial notice

   18. 18A. Cancellation of initial notice: notice of contravention of building regulations

   19. 19. Local authority powers in relation to partly completed work

   20. 19A. Periods within which information on work to which an initial notice relates must be provided

5. PART 3A Transfer of projects to another approver

   1. 19B. Section 53(7): prescribed provision

   2. 19C. Information to be included in transfer certificates

   3. 19D. Period for consideration of transfer certificate and report by local authority

   4. 19E. Grounds for rejection of a transfer certificate and transfer report

   5. 19F. Cases where a further initial notice may be given after cancellation of an initial notice under section 53D

6. PART 4 Application of Provisions of the Principal Regulations

   1. 20. Application of regulations 20, 20A, 25A, 27, 27A, 27B, , 27C 29, 37, 41, 42, 43 , 44 and 44ZA of the Principal Regulations

7. PART 5 Public Bodies

   1. 21. Approval of public bodies

   2. 22. Form, grounds and period for rejecting public body's notice

   3. 23. Public body's consultation with the fire and rescue authority

   4. 24. Public body's consultation with the sewerage undertaker

   5. 25. Form, grounds and period for rejecting public body's plans certificate

   6. 26. Effect of public body's plans certificate

   7. 27. Form, grounds and period for rejecting public body's final certificate

   8. 28. Events causing public body's notice to cease to be in force

8. PART 6 Certificates Relating to Deposited Plans

   1. 29. Certificates given under section 16(9) of the Act

9. PART 6A Appeals under Part 2 of the Act

   1. 29A. Appeal under section 50(2) of the Act

   2. 29B. Appeals under section 55 of the Act

10. PART 7 Miscellaneous Provisions

    1. 30. Register of notices and certificates

    2. 31. Contravention of certain regulations not to be an offence

    3. 32. Electronic service of documents

    4. 33. Transitional provisions: interpretation

    5. 34. Transitional provisions: work already started before 1st October 2010

    6. 35. Transitional provisions: work for which notification is not required

    7. 36. Transitional provisions: notice given or plans deposited before 1st October 2010

    8. 37. Transitional and saving provisions: earlier Building Regulations

    9. 38. Revocations and consequential amendments

11. Signature

12. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       Forms

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Grounds for Rejecting an Initial Notice, an Amendment Notice, or a Plans Certificate Combined with an Initial Notice

       1. Deficiencies in initial notice

          1. 1. Form

          2. 2. Wrong local authority

          3. 3. Capacity of approver

       2. Deficiencies in information

          1. 4. Information about the proposed work

          2. 5. Notice of approval

       3. Lack of declaration or undertakings

          1. 6. Insurance

          2. 7. Fire and rescue authority

          3. 8. Sewerage undertaker

          4. 9. Independence

       4. Deficiencies in the proposed work

          1. 10. Drain connection

          2. 11. Local enactments

          3. 11A. Where a statement setting out the details of the work...

       5. Overlap with earlier notice

          1. 12. Earlier notice

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       Grounds for Rejecting a Plans Certificate, or a Plans Certificate Combined with an Initial Notice

       1. Deficiencies in form and information

          1. 1. Form

          2. 2. Work

          3. 2A. Optional requirements

          4. 3. Plans

       2. Absence of power to give certificate

          1. 4. No initial notice

          2. 5. Capacity of approver

       3. Lack of declarations

          1. 6. Insurance

          2. 7. Fire and rescue authority

          3. 8. Sewerage undertaker

          4. 9. Independence

    4. SCHEDULE 3A

       Grounds for rejecting a transfer certificate and transfer report

       1. 1. Required information

       2. 2. Either the transfer certificate or transfer report do not include...

       3. 3. Wrong local authority

       4. 4. No initial notice

       5. 5. Capacity of approver

       6. 6. Breach of section 54B

       7. 7. Earlier notice / accepted transfer certificate and transfer report

       8. 8. Local authority action and offence committed under section 35(1) of the Act

       9. 9. Failure to provide information requested

       10. 10. Failure to comply with prescribed timescales

    5. SCHEDULE 4

       Grounds for Rejecting a Final Certificate

       1. Deficiencies in form and information

          1. 1. Form

          2. 2. Work

          3. 2A. Optional requirements

       2. Absence of power to give certificate

          1. 3. No initial notice

          2. 4. Capacity of approver

          3. 4A. Lack of fire safety information confirmation

       3. Lack of declarations

          1. 5. Insurance

          2. 6. Independence

    6. SCHEDULE 5

       Grounds for Rejecting a Public Body's Notice, or a Combined Public Body's Notice and Plans Certificate

       1. Deficiencies in public body's notice

          1. 1. Form

          2. 2. Wrong local authority

          3. 3. Capacity of public body

       2. Deficiencies in information

          1. 4. Information about the proposed work

       3. Lack of undertaking

          1. 5. Fire and rescue authority

          2. 6. Sewerage undertaker

       4. Deficiencies in the proposed work

          1. 7. Drain connection

          2. 8. Local enactments

    7. SCHEDULE 6

       Grounds for Rejecting a Public Body's Plans Certificate, or a Combined Public Body's Notice and Plans Certificate

       1. Deficiencies in form and information

          1. 1. Form

          2. 2. Work

          3. 2A. Optional requirements

          4. 3. Plans

       2. Absence of power to give certificate

          1. 4. No public body's notice

          2. 5. Capacity of public body

       3. Lack of declaration

          1. 6. Fire and rescue authority

          2. 7. Sewerage undertaker

    8. SCHEDULE 7

       Grounds for Rejecting a Public Body's Final Certificate

       1. Deficiencies in form and information

          1. 1. Form

          2. 2. Work

          3. 2A. Optional requirements

       2. Absence of power to give certificate

          1. 3. Capacity of public body

          2. 4. No proper signature

       3. Lack of declaration

          1. 5. Fire and rescue authority

          2. 6. Sewerage undertaker

    9. SCHEDULE 8

       Revocation of Regulations

    10. SCHEDULE 9

        Consequential Amendments

        1. 1. In the Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010 —

        2. 2. In the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England...

13. Explanatory Note