The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2013

Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 1959

BUILDINGS AND BUILDINGS, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2013

Made

3rd August 2013

Laid before Parliament

8th August 2013

Coming into force in accordance with Regulation 1

In accordance with section 14(3) of the Building Act 1984(1), the Secretary of State has consulted the Building Regulations Advisory Committee for England(2) and such other bodies as appear to him to be representative of the interests concerned.

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of and paragraphs 1, 4, 7, 10 and 11(1)(c) of Schedule 1 to the Building Act 1984 and being satisfied that certain provisions of local Acts are unnecessary in consequence of building regulations, makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1984 c.55. Section 4 was repealed by section 5 of the Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004 (c.22), but section 5 of that Act has not yet been commenced. Section 4(1)(a)(i) to (iv) was substituted by paragraph 59 of Schedule 37 to the Education Act 1996 (c.56); subsection(1)(a)(ii) was substituted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 21 to the Education Act 2002 (c.32); subsection (1)(a)(iii) and (iv) was repealed by Schedule 31 to the Schools Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c.31); subsection (1)(b) was amended by Schedule 6 to the Airports Act 1986 (c.31); subsection (1)(b)(ii) was amended by S.I. 2011/2491 and subsection (1)(c) was amended by S.I. 2001/4050. There are other amendments to section 4 and the Act that are not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

Existing members of the Building Regulations Advisory Committee as at 31st December 2011 were transferred on that date to the Building Regulations Advisory Committee for England pursuant to article 9 of the Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (No.2) Order 2009.