The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2013

• Citation: S.I. 2013/1105
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement, application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2013.

(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 3rd June 2013.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), these Regulations extend to England and Wales, but do not apply in relation to any building in Wales, other than an excepted energy building.

(4) Regulations 3(2) and 3(3) apply in relation to—

(a) educational buildings and buildings of statutory undertakers in Wales;

(b) Crown buildings in Wales; and

(c) building work carried out or proposed to be carried out by Crown authorities in Wales.

Section 2 Interpretation

(1) In these Regulations—

“educational buildings and buildings of statutory undertakers” means buildings which fall within paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) of section 4(1) of the Building Act 1984; and

“excepted energy building” has the meaning given in the Schedule to the Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions)(No.2) Order 2009 .

Section 3 Amendments to the Building Regulations 2010

(1) The Building Regulations 2010 are amended as set out in this regulation.

(2) For regulation 11(3) substitute—

(3) Sub-sections (1) to (5) of section 8 of the Act (relaxation of building regulations) do not apply to regulations 23(1)(a), 25A, 25B, 26, 29 (apart from regulations 29(4)(e), 29(9A), 29(10), 29(11) and 29(12)) and 29A.

(3) In regulation 34(1) before “21” insert “11(3),”.

(4) In column 2 of Schedule 3 (self-certification schemes and exemptions from requirement to give building notice or deposit full plans)—

(a) in paragraph 13—

(i) for “or” where it occurs before “Stroma Certification Limited” substitute “,”; and

(ii) after “Stroma Certification Limited (in respect of work carried out in England or in relation to excepted energy buildings in Wales)” insert “or Certsure LLP (in respect of work carried out in England or in relation to excepted energy buildings in Wales)”;

(b) in paragraph 17—

(i) for “or” where it occurs before “Stroma Certification Limited” substitute “,”; and

(ii) after “Stroma Certification Limited” insert “or BRE Global Limited (in respect of work carried out in England or in relation to excepted energy buildings in Wales)”;

(c) in paragraph 21—

(i) after “Stroma Certification Limited (in respect of work carried out in England or in relation to excepted energy buildings in Wales)” insert “, Certsure LLP (in respect of work carried out in England or in relation to excepted energy buildings in Wales)”;

(d) in paragraph 22—

(i) for “or” where it occurs before “Stroma Certification Limited” substitute “,”; and

(ii) after “Stroma Certification Limited” insert “or British Board of Agrément ”;

(e) in paragraph 23—

(i) for “or” where it occurs before “Stroma Certification Limited” substitute “,”; and

(ii) after “Stroma Certification Limited” insert “or British Board of Agrément”;

(f) in paragraph 24—

(i) for “or” where it occurs before “NAPIT Registration Limited” substitute “,”; and

(ii) after “NAPIT Registration Limited” insert “or British Board of Agrément”.