{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-act-1984/section-53E",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-act-1984/section-53E.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1984/55",
  "legislation_title": "Building Act 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-act-1984",
  "path": "section/53E",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "53E",
  "heading": "Restriction on functions of registered building control approvers",
  "text": "(1) This section applies where—\n(a) a new initial notice is given in accordance with section 53(7)(a) (change of registered building control approver in certain cases), and\n(b) the notice is accepted by the local authority.\n(2) During the period in respect of which—\n(a) the notice is in force, but\n(b) a transfer certificate and a transfer report have not been accepted by the local authority,\nthe registered building control approver may not exercise the relevant functions.\n(3) In this section the “relevant functions” are the functions of a registered building control approver under, or under regulations made under—\n(a) section 50 (plans certificates);\n(b) section 51 (final certificates);\n(c) section 51A (amendment notices).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 53B-53E inserted (6.4.2023 for specified purposes except in relation to W., 5.9.2023 for W. for specified purposes, 6.4.2024 in force in so far as not already in force except in relation to W., 6.4.2024 for W. in so far as not already in force) by Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), ss. 51(2), 170(4)(b)(c); S.I. 2023/362, reg. 3(1)(v); S.I. 2023/914, reg. 2(b)(xii); S.I. 2024/104, reg. 2(g) (with regs. 3, 5); S.I. 2024/207, reg. 2(d)(vii) (with regs. 3, 4, 8-12)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/section/53E",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:01:04.213182+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}