(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are the third commencement regulations made under the Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30) (“the Act”).
Regulation 2 brings into force on 1st December 2022 sections 4(1) to (4) of the Act, which impose a duty on the regulator to assist specified groups in the improvement of building safety; section 9(1) and (2) of the Act, which requires the regulator to establish a building advisory committee; and section 11, which requires the regulator to establish and maintain a committee of residents of higher-risk buildings to advise it on its functions.
Regulation 3 contains a transitional provision.
An impact assessment has been produced in relation to the Act and copies can be obtained at https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-02/0139/BuildingSafetyBillImpactAssessment.pdf or from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities at 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom.