2. In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Building Act 1984;
“the Approved Inspectors Regulations” means the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations [F12010];
“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 notice” means a notice given in accordance with regulations 12(2)(a) and 13 of the Principal Regulations;
“building work” has the meaning given in regulation 3(1) of the Principal Regulations;
“chargeable function” means a function listed in regulation 5(1);
[F2“officer” includes a person contracted by the local authority or a person employed by such a contractor, to perform a chargeable function or provide chargeable advice but does not include a consultant of the kind referred to in regulation 7(3);]
“the Principal Regulations” means the Building Regulations [F32010]; and
[F4“the RBCA Regulations” means the Building (Registered Building Control Approvers etc.) (England) Regulations 2024;]
“relevant person” means—
in relation to a plan charge, inspection charge, reversion charge or building notice charge, the person who carries out the building work or on whose behalf the building work is carried out;
in relation to a regularisation charge, the owner of the building; and
in relation to chargeable advice, any person requesting advice for which a charge may be made pursuant to regulation 5(2).
Textual Amendments
F1Word in reg. 2 substituted (1.10.2010) by The Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2215), reg. 1, Sch. 9 para. 1(a)
F2Words in reg. 2 inserted (9.1.2013) by The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3119), reg. 33, Sch. 1 (with regs. 1(3), 45-47)
F3Word in reg. 2 substituted (1.10.2010) by The Building Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2214), reg. 1, Sch. 6 para. 1(a) (with reg. 9)
F4Words in reg. 2 inserted (6.4.2024) by The Building (Registered Building Control Approvers etc.) (England) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/110), regs. 1(3), 37(2)
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