The Building (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2024

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2024 No. 742 (W. 103)

Building And Buildings, Wales

The Building (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2024

Made

7 June 2024

Laid before Senedd Cymru

11 June 2024

Coming into force

17 December 2024

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 1 and 34 of, and paragraphs 7, 8 and 10 of Schedule 1 to, the Building Act 1984(1), now exercisable by them(2).

In making these Regulations the Welsh Ministers have regard to the matters in section 1A3 of that Act and before making these Regulations the Welsh Ministers consulted the Building Regulations Advisory Committee for Wales and such other persons as appeared to them to be appropriate in accordance with section 14(7) of the Building Act 1984(3).

(1)

1984 c. 55; section 1 was amended by section 1 of the Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004 (c. 22) (“the 2004 Act”) and section 55(a) of, and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 5 to, the Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30) (“the 2022 Act”). Paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 was amended by section 3 of the 2004 Act and by section 11 of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 (c. 19). Paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 was amended by section 3 of the 2004 Act, section 40 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (c. 29) and section 55(a) of, and paragraphs 1 and 83(6) of Part 1 of Schedule 5 to, the 2022 Act. Paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 was substituted by section 55(a) of, and paragraphs 1 and 83(1) and (8) of Part 1 of Schedule 5 to, the 2022 Act.

(2)

The functions conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 1 and 34 of, and paragraphs 7, 8 and 10 of Schedule 1 to, the Building Act 1984 were, insofar as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the Welsh Ministers by article 2 of the Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (No. 2) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3019) (“the 2009 Order”).

(3)

Section 1A was inserted by section 2 of the 2004 Act and has been amended by section 55(a) of, and paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 5 to, the 2022 Act.