reg 18A Appeal against refusal to grant certain certificates
(1) A person (“ the appellant ”) who has— (a) notified a local authority under regulation 16(4) of these Regulations or 22A(1) of the Building (Registered Building Control Approvers etc.) (England) Regulations 2024 and the authority has refused to give a certificate under regulation 17 (completion certificates); (b) notified a local authority under regulation 16(5) and the authority has refused to give a certificate under regulation 17A (certificate for building occupied before work is completed); or (c) applied to a local authority under regulation 18(2) (unauthorised building work) for a certificate and the authority has refused to give the certificate, may appeal to the regulator against the decision of the local authority to refuse to provide the certificate provided the appeal is made within 21 relevant days beginning with the day after the day on which the local authority notifies the appellant of the refusal. (2) The regulator may allow an appeal under paragraph (1) only if it is satisfied that the decision appealed against was wrong on one or more of the following grounds— (a) that the decision was based on an error of fact; (b) that the decision was wrong in law; (c) that the decision was unreasonable; or (d) that the decision was made without following the procedures set out in the Act or regulations made under that Act. (3) If the regulator allows an appeal it may quash or vary the decision. (4) An appellant aggrieved with the decision of the regulator on an appeal under this regulation may appeal that decision to the First-tier Tribunal within 21 relevant days beginning with the day after the day on which the regulator notifies the appellant of its decision. (5) The First-tier Tribunal may allow an appeal referred to in paragraph (4) only if it is satisfied that the decision appealed against was wrong on one or more of the following grounds— (a) that the decision was based on an error of fact; (b) that the decision was wrong in law; (c) that the decision was unreasonable; or (d) that the decision was made without following the procedures set out in the Act or regulations made under that Act. (6) If the First-tier Tribunal allows an appeal it may quash or vary the decision.