PART 3Amendment of other secondary legislation

Amendments to the Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 202321

1

The Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 202319 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 34 (exception to building control prohibition: emergency repair work)—

a

in paragraph (2)(b) for “local authority” substitute “relevant authority”;

b

after paragraph (2) insert—

3

In this regulation “relevant authority” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Building Regulations 2010.

3

In regulation 35 (exception to building control prohibition: work to occupied buildings)—

a

in paragraph (1) after sub-paragraph (a) insert—

aa

giving an application for building control approval to a building control authority;

b

after paragraph (2) insert—

2A

Where an application for building control approval has been given pursuant to paragraph (1), a building control authority is not prohibited from granting a building control approval to the applicable person.

c

in paragraph (5) for “local authority” substitute “relevant authority”;

d

in paragraph (7), in the appropriate places insert—

  • building control authority” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Building Regulations 2010;

  • relevant authority” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Building Regulations 2010;

4

In regulation 36 (exception to building control prohibitions: purchasers)—

a

in paragraph (1)(a) for “local authority” substitute “relevant authority”;

b

after paragraph (6) insert—

7

In this regulation “relevant authority” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Building Regulations 2010.

5

In regulation 37 (exception to building control prohibitions and modification of the Building Regulations 2010: regularisation)—

a

in paragraph (1) for “local authority” substitute “relevant authority”;

b

after paragraph (2) insert—

2A

In this regulation “relevant authority” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Building Regulations 2010.