Building And Buildings, England And Wales PART 1 General Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 1st October 2010. Interpretation 2 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. PART 2 Grant and Withdrawal of Approval Designation of bodies to approve inspectors 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approval of inspectors 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manner of approval or designation 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approved inspector's insurance 5A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Termination of approval or designation 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lists of approvals and designations 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 Supervision of Work by Approvers Functions of approvers 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Independence of approvers 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Form, grounds and period for rejecting initial notice 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Invalid notices 10A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Form, grounds and period for rejecting amendment notice 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approver's consultation with the fire and rescue authority 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approver's consultation with the sewerage undertaker 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Form, grounds and period for rejecting plans certificate 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of plans certificate 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Form, grounds and period for rejecting final certificate 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Form of rejection notice and form of notice under section 51C of the Act 16A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice before starting work and further notice when work is “commenced” etc. 16B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lapse of initial notice: commencement of work 16C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notification of dutyholders 16D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compliance declarations 16E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Events causing initial notice to cease to be in force 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cancellation of initial notice 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cancellation of initial notice: notice of contravention of building regulations 18A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local authority powers in relation to partly completed work 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Periods within which information on work to which an initial notice relates must be provided 19A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3A Transfer of projects to another approver Section 53(7): prescribed provision 19B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information to be included in transfer certificates 19C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Period for consideration of transfer certificate and report by local authority 19D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grounds for rejection of a transfer certificate and transfer report 19E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cases where a further initial notice may be given after cancellation of an initial notice under section 53D 19F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4 Application of Provisions of the Principal Regulations Application of regulations 20, 20A, 25A, 27, 27A, 27B, , 27C 29, 37, 41, 42, 43 , 44 and 44ZA of the Principal Regulations 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5 Public Bodies Approval of public bodies 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Form, grounds and period for rejecting public body's notice 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public body's consultation with the fire and rescue authority 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public body's consultation with the sewerage undertaker 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Form, grounds and period for rejecting public body's plans certificate 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of public body's plans certificate 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Form, grounds and period for rejecting public body's final certificate 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Events causing public body's notice to cease to be in force 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 6 Certificates Relating to Deposited Plans Certificates given under section 16(9) of the Act 29 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. PART 6A Appeals under Part 2 of the Act Appeal under section 50(2) of the Act 29A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals under section 55 of the Act 29B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 7 Miscellaneous Provisions Register of notices and certificates 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contravention of certain regulations not to be an offence 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic service of documents 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provisions: interpretation 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provisions: work already started before 1st October 2010 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provisions: work for which notification is not required 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional provisions: notice given or plans deposited before 1st October 2010 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transitional and saving provisions: earlier Building Regulations 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocations and consequential amendments 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State Andrew Stunell Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Communities and Local Government