For the purposes of this Schedule—

• “initial notice” is a notice given under section 47 of the 1984 Act;

• “full plans” means plans deposited with a local authority for the purposes of section 16 of the 1984 Act in accordance with regulations 12(2)(b) and 14 of the 2010 Regulations (as those provisions had effect immediately before 1st October 2023).

Subject to sub-paragraph (3), any reference to work to which an initial notice relates is to be construed as a reference to that work as varied by an amendment notice given under section 51A of the 1984 Act45 which has been accepted.

Sub-paragraph (2) does not apply where the amendment notice under section 51A of the 1984 Act is given on or after 1st October 2023 and is such that the work as varied becomes higher-risk building work.