PART 1General

Interpretation2.

(1)

In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Building Act 1984;

F1“application for building control approval with full plans” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations;

“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;

F2“new dwelling” includes a dwelling that is formed by a material change of use of a building within the meaning of regulation 5(a), (b) or (g) of the Principal Regulations;

“optional requirement” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Principal Regulations;

“the Principal Regulations” means the Building Regulations 2010M1.

F3“relevant day” means any day excluding Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales under section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.

F4(1A)

In these Regulations “client”, “contractor”, “designer”, “domestic client”, “principal contractor”, “principal designer”, “sole contractor” and “sole or lead designer” have the meanings given in the Principal Regulations.

(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.