The Building (Approved Inspectors etc. ) Regulations 2010

• Citation: S.I. 2010/2215
• Sections: 120

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 1st October 2010.

Section 2 Interpretation

(1) In these Regulations—

“ the Act ” means the Building Act 1984;

“ approver ” means a registered building control approver within the meaning of section 58N of the Act;

“ building ” means any permanent or temporary building but not any other kind of structure or erection, and a reference to a building includes a reference to part of a building;

“ building work ” has the meaning given in regulation 3(1) of the Principal Regulations;

“ controlled service or fitting ” means a service or fitting in relation to which Part G, H, J or L of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations imposes a requirement;

“ day ” means any period of 24 hours commencing at midnight and excludes any Saturday, Sunday, Bank holiday or public holiday;

“ designated body ” has the meaning given in regulation 4;

“ dwelling-house ” does not include a flat or a building containing a flat;

“ flat ” means separate and self-contained premises constructed or adapted for use for residential purposes and forming part of a building from some other part of which it is divided horizontally;

“ material alteration ” has the meaning given in regulation 3(2) of the Principal Regulations;

“ material change of use ” has the meaning given in regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations;

“ the Principal Regulations ” means the Building Regulations 2010 .

(2) Where any regulation requires the use of a numbered form in Schedule 1, a form substantially to the like effect may be used.

(3) Any reference in these Regulations to the carrying out of work includes a reference to the making of a material change of use.

(4) Any reference in these Regulations to an initial notice (whether or not combined with a plans certificate) shall in an appropriate case be construed as a reference to that initial notice as amended by an amendment notice which has been accepted by a local authority.

Section 3 Designation of bodies to approve inspectors

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Section 4 Approval of inspectors

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Section 5 Manner of approval or designation

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Section 5A Approved inspector's insurance

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Section 6 Termination of approval or designation

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Section 7 Lists of approvals and designations

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Section 8 Functions of approvers

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Section 9 Independence of approvers

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Section 10 Form, grounds and period for rejecting initial notice

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Section 10A Invalid notices

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Section 11 Form, grounds and period for rejecting amendment notice

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Section 12 Approver's consultation with the fire and rescue authority

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Section 13 Approver's consultation with the sewerage undertaker

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Section 14 Form, grounds and period for rejecting plans certificate

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Section 15 Effect of plans certificate

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Section 16 Form, grounds and period for rejecting final certificate

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Section 16A Form of rejection notice and form of notice under section 51C of the Act

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Section 16B Notice before starting work and further notice when work is “commenced” etc.

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Section 16C Lapse of initial notice: commencement of work

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Section 16D Notification of dutyholders

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Section 16E Compliance declarations

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Section 17 Events causing initial notice to cease to be in force

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Section 18 Cancellation of initial notice

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Section 18A Cancellation of initial notice: notice of contravention of building regulations

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Section 19 Local authority powers in relation to partly completed work

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Section 19A Periods within which information on work to which an initial notice relates must be provided

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Section 19B Section 53(7): prescribed provision

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Section 19C Information to be included in transfer certificates

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Section 19D Period for consideration of transfer certificate and report by local authority

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Section 19E Grounds for rejection of a transfer certificate and transfer report

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Section 19F Cases where a further initial notice may be given after cancellation of an initial notice under section 53D

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Section 20 Application of regulations 20, 20A, 25A, 27, 27A, 27B, , 27C 29, 37, 41, 42, 43 , 44 and 44ZA of the Principal Regulations

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Section 21 Approval of public bodies

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Section 22 Form, grounds and period for rejecting public body's notice

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Section 23 Public body's consultation with the fire and rescue authority

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Section 24 Public body's consultation with the sewerage undertaker

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Section 25 Form, grounds and period for rejecting public body's plans certificate

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Section 26 Effect of public body's plans certificate

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Section 27 Form, grounds and period for rejecting public body's final certificate

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Section 28 Events causing public body's notice to cease to be in force

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Section 29 Certificates given under section 16(9) of the Act

(1) Regulations 3 to 7 shall apply in relation to—

(a) the approval and the termination of approval of persons to certify plans in accordance with section 16(9) of the Act, and

(b) the designation and the termination of designation of bodies to approve such persons,

as they do in relation to the approval of inspectors and the designation of bodies to approve inspectors respectively.

(2) Regulations 4 and 6 of the Principal Regulations are prescribed for the purposes of section 16(9) of the Act insofar as either requires compliance with—

(a) Part A (structure) of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations, and

(b) Part L (conservation of fuel and power) of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations.

(3) Where deposited plans are accompanied by a certificate as mentioned in section 16(9) of the Act, the evidence of insurance required by that provision is a declaration signed by the insurer that a named scheme of insurance approved by the Secretary of State applies in relation to the certificate which accompanies the plans.

(4) For the purposes of section 16(9) of the Act, the circumstances in which the local authority may reject deposited plans on the grounds referred to in section 16(9)(i) or (ii) are where—

(a) the certificate states that the work shown in the plans complies with the requirements of Part A (structure) of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations;

(b) paragraph A3 of that Schedule applies to the work shown in the plans; and

(c) the certificate does not contain a declaration that the person giving the certificate does not, and will not until the work is complete, have a professional or financial interest in the work.

(5) The provisions of regulation 9(1) to (4) shall have effect for the purpose of determining whether a person has a professional or financial interest in the work shown in the plans as if references in those provisions to approved inspectors were references to persons approved for the purposes of section 16(9) of the Act.

Section 29A Appeal under section 50(2) of the Act

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Section 29B Appeals under section 55 of the Act

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Section 30 Register of notices and certificates

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Section 31 Contravention of certain regulations not to be an offence

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Section 32 Electronic service of documents

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Section 33 Transitional provisions: interpretation

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Section 34 Transitional provisions: work already started before 1st October 2010

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