The Building Regulations etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023

Statutory Instruments

2023 No. 911

Building And Buildings, England

The Building Regulations etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023

Made

9th August 2023

Laid before Parliament

17th August 2023

Coming into force

1st October 2023

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1, 5(1), 32(6), 34, 35(2), 35B(7), 35D, 91ZB(1), 91ZC(2), (3) and (6) and 101A of, and paragraphs 1A to 1D, 1F to 1I, 5A, 5B, 5C and 10 of Schedule 1 to, the Building Act 1984(1) and section 166(1) of the Building Safety Act 2022(2).

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

(1)

1984 c. 55. Section 1 was amended by section 1(1) of the Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004 (c. 22). Section 32 was amended by section 36 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30) (“the 2022 Act”). Section 35 was amended by section 39 of the 2022 Act. Sections 35B, 35D and 39A were inserted by section 38 of the 2022 Act. Sections 91ZB and 91ZC were inserted by section 32 of the 2022 Act. Section 101A was inserted by paragraph 30 of Schedule 6 to the 2022 Act. Paragraphs 1A to 1I, 5A, 5B and 5C of Schedule 1 were inserted by sections 33 and 34 of the 2022 Act. Paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 was substituted by paragraph 83(8) of Schedule 5 to the 2022 Act.

(2)

2022 c. 30.

(3)

Under the transitional provisions in regulation 5(1) of S.I. 2023/362 the requirement to consult under section 120B of the Building Act 1984 does not apply to proposals consulted on under section 14(3) of the Building Act 1984 before it was repealed by paragraph 17 of Schedule 5 to the Building Safety Act 2022.