F26PART 3Supervision of Work by F27Approvers
Word in Pt. 3 heading substituted (25.4.2024) by The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 5 and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/447), regs. 1(1), 3(a) (with reg. 6)
Functions of F28approvers8
1
Subject to paragraph (2), an F28approver by whom an initial notice has been given shall, so long as the notice continues in force, take such steps (which may include the making of tests of building work and the taking of samples of material) as are reasonable to enable the F28approver to be satisfied within the limits of professional skill and care that—
a
regulations 4 (requirements relating to building work), 6 (requirements relating to material change of use), 7 (materials and workmanship), 22 (requirements relating to a change to energy status), 23 (requirements relating to thermal elements), F2325A (consideration of high-efficiency alternative systems for new buildings), 26 (CO2 emission rates for new buildings), F2126A (fabric energy efficiency rates for new buildings),F4F626A (primary energy consumption rates for new buildings), 26B (fabric performance values for new dwellings),F24F826C (target primary energy rates for new buildings) 28 (consequential improvements to energy performance), 36 (water efficiency of new dwellings), F537A (provision of automatic fire suppression systems), 38 (Fire safety information), 39 (information about ventilation) F20F3, 40 (information about use of fuel and power) F19F25, 40A (information about systems for on-site generation of electricity) and 40B (information about overheating) of the Principal Regulations are complied with, and
b
the requirements of regulation 20 of these Regulations (which applies regulations 20, F1525A, 27, F7F10F1427A, 27B,F22F9... F12F1327C, 37, 41, 42, 43 F18F16, 44 and 44ZA of the Principal Regulations F1F2and regulation 7A (energy performance certificates on construction) of the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012) are complied with.
F17F112
In a case where any requirement of Part L of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations is to be complied with by the insertion of insulating material into the cavity in a wall after that wall has been constructed, the F28approver need not supervise the insertion of the insulating material but shall state in the final certificate whether or not at the date of that certificate the material has been inserted.
Regulations revoked (E.) (6.4.2024) by The Building (Registered Building Control Approvers etc.) (England) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/110), regs. 1(3), 43(a)(i) (with regs. 44-47)