Section 51B Effect of amendment noticeF1
England and Wales
For the purposes of the enactments specified in section 48(3) above—
the giving of an amendment notice accompanied by such plans as are referred to in section 51A(2)(b) above shall be treated as the F2making of an application for building control approval,
the acceptance or rejection of an amendment notice shall be treated as the F3approval or rejection of the application,
where an initial notice is varied by an amendment notice, the F4plans treated as accompanying the application for building control approval shall be treated—
as including the plans accompanying the amendment notice, and
as excluding such of the plans previously treated as F5accompanying the application as are superseded by the plans accompanying the amendment notice, and
where an initial notice has been varied by an amendment notice F6and the initial notice ceases to be in force under section 53A, the application for building control approval (treated by virtue of paragraph (a) as made) is to be treated as if it was not made (and the approval was not given).
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Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Ss. 51A, 51B, 51C inserted (14.10.1996) by S.I. 1996/1905, art.2
- F2
Words in s. 51B(1)(a) substituted (1.10.2023 except in relation to W., 1.7.2026 for W.) by Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), s. 170(4)(b)(c), Sch. 5 para. 43(a); S.I. 2023/993, reg. 2(n)(xvi); S.I. 2025/1368, reg. 2(u)
- F3
Words in s. 51B(1)(b) substituted (1.10.2023 except in relation to W., 1.7.2026 for W.) by Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), s. 170(4)(b)(c), Sch. 5 para. 43(b); S.I. 2023/993, reg. 2(n)(xvi); S.I. 2025/1368, reg. 2(u)
- F4
Words in s. 51B(1)(c) substituted (1.10.2023 except in relation to W., 1.7.2026 for W.) by Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), s. 170(4)(b)(c), Sch. 5 para. 43(c)(i); S.I. 2023/993, reg. 2(n)(xvi); S.I. 2025/1368, reg. 2(u)
- F5
Words in s. 51B(1)(c)(ii) substituted (1.10.2023 except in relation to W., 1.7.2026 for W.) by Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), s. 170(4)(b)(c), Sch. 5 para. 43(c)(ii); S.I. 2023/993, reg. 2(n)(xvi); S.I. 2025/1368, reg. 2(u)
- F6
Words in s. 51B(1)(d) substituted (1.10.2023 except in relation to W., 1.7.2026 for W.) by Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), s. 170(4)(b)(c), Sch. 5 para. 43(d); S.I. 2023/993, reg. 2(n)(xvi); S.I. 2025/1368, reg. 2(u)
- F7
S. 51B(2) repealed (1.10.2006) by Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1541), art. 1(3), Sch. 2 para. 33(3), Sch. 4 (with art. 49) (as amended by The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Subordinate Provisions Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/484), arts. 1(1), 2)
Notes on Part II
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Pt. 2 heading substituted (1.10.2023 except in relation to W., 6.4.2024 for W.) by Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), s. 170(4)(b)(c), Sch. 5 para. 39; S.I. 2023/993, reg. 2(n)(xii) (with reg. 4); S.I. 2024/207, reg. 2(d)(xi), Sch. (with regs. 3, 4, 8-12)
Notes on Supervision of plans and work by registered building control approvers
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in s. 47 cross-heading substituted (6.4.2024 except in relation to W., 6.4.2024 for W.) by Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), s. 170(4)(b)(c), Sch. 4 para. 3; S.I. 2024/104, reg. 2(b) (with reg. 3); S.I. 2024/207, reg. 2(d)(x) (with regs. 3, 4, 6, 8-12)