Transitional provision: approved inspectors who do not become registered building control approvers4.

(1)

This regulation applies where an approved inspector has not become a suitably qualified registered building control approver before 6 April 2024.

(2)

Where an approved inspector is overseeing higher-risk building work before 6 April 2024, then—

(a)

an approved inspector must not continue to oversee higher-risk building work on or after 6 April 2024;

(b)

any initial notice submitted by the approved inspector in respect of higher-risk building work is cancelled;

(c)

responsibility for overseeing higher-risk building work will transfer to the local authority.

(3)

Where an approved inspector is overseeing building work that is not higher-risk building work, then—

(a)

until but not including 1 October 2024, an approved inspector may continue to oversee building work;

(b)

any initial notices submitted by the approved inspector will cease to be in force on 1 October 2024;

(c)

any building work that is not completed before 1 October 2024 will transfer to the local authority unless a registered building control approver, who is not the same person as the approved inspector, has submitted a new initial notice for that work and the notice is accepted or is deemed to be accepted;

(d)

until but not including 1 October 2024, an approved inspector may continue to issue a plans certificate9, a final certificate10, and an amendment notice11 in respect of building work.

(4)

Where an amendment notice is issued before 1 October 2024 and that notice changes the nature of the building work specified in the initial notice so that it becomes higher-risk building work, such work must be transferred to the local authority.