Statutory Instruments
2022 No. 927 (C. 69)
Building And Buildings, England
The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022
Made
31st August 2022
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 170(5) of the Building Safety Act 2022(1).
Citation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022.
Provisions coming into force on 1st September 2022
2. Sections 126 to 129 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (building industry schemes and prohibitions on development and building control) come into force on 1st September 2022.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Eddie Hughes
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
31st August 2022
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are the second commencement regulations made under the Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30) (“the Act”).
Regulation 2 brings into force sections 126 to 129 of the Act on 1st September 2022. The effect is to commence the powers relating to a scheme for developers and the prohibitions on developing land and building control which may be imposed on persons, including on persons who are eligible to be a member of a scheme established under section 126 but who are not members.
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.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The following provisions of the Building Safety Act 2022 have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 2(2) | 28th June 2022 | S.I. 2022/561 |
| Section 3 | 28th June 2022 | S.I. 2022/561 |
| Section 17 | 28th June 2022 | S.I. 2022/561 |
| Section 18 | 28th June 2022 | S.I. 2022/561 |
| Section 31 (partially) | 28th June 2022 | S.I. 2022/561 |
| Section 41 (partially) | 28th June 2022 | S.I. 2022/561 |
| Section 48 (partially) | 28th July 2022 | S.I. 2022/561 |
| Section 55 (partially) | 28th June 2022 | S.I. 2022/561 |
| Section 57 (partially) | 28th June 2022 | S.I. 2022/561 |
| Sections 130 and 131 | 28th June 2022 | S.I. 2022/561 |
| Section 132 (partially) | 28th May 2022 | S.I. 2022/561 |
| Section 132 (remaining purposes) | 28th June 2022 | S.I. 2022/561 |
| Section 160 | 1st October 2022 | S.I. 2022/561 |
| Schedule 1 | 28th June 2022 | S.I. 2022/561 |
| Schedule 5, paragraphs 1 (partially), 2, 3, 4 (partially), 5 (partially), 6, 9, 10, 11 (partially), 12 (partially), 13 (partially), 14 (partially), 15 (partially), 16, 22 (partially), 46 (partially), 50, 51, 53, 55 (partially), 57 (partially), 67, 71, 74 (partially), 75, 76 (partially), 77 (partially), 78, 81 (partially), 82, 83 (partially) and 84 (partially). | 28th June 2022 | S.I. 2022/561 |