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The Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2000

S.I. 2000/2532 · Made 13 September 2000

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BUILDING AND BUILDINGS ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 13th September 2000

Laid before Parliament 22nd September 2000

Coming into force 1st January 2001

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1(1), 16(9), 17(1) and (6), 35, 47(1) to (5), 49(1) and (5), 50(1), (4), (6) and (7), 51(1) and (2), 52(1) to (3) and (5), 53(2) and (4), 54(1) to (3) and (5), and 56(1) and (2) of, and Schedule 1 and Schedule 4 to, the Building Act 1984f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consulting the Building Regulations Advisory Committee and such other bodies as appear to him to be representative of the interests concerned in accordance with section 14(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

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Footnotes

f1

1984 c. 55; for definitions used in these Regulations, see section 126 of the Building Act 1984.

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation, commencement and revocations
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part II: GRANT AND WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL
  5. 3Approval of inspectors
  6. 4Designation of bodies to approve inspectors
  7. 5Manner of approval or designation
  8. 6Termination of approval or designation
  9. 7Lists of approvals and designations
  10. Part III: SUPERVISION OF WORK BY APPROVED INSPECTORS
  11. 8Initial notice
  12. 9Amendment notice
  13. 10Independence of approved inspectors
  14. 11Functions of approved inspectors
  15. 12Energy rating
  16. 13Approved inspector’s consultation with the fire authority
  17. Part IV: PLANS CERTIFICATES
  18. 14Form of plans certificate
  19. 15Grounds and period for rejecting plans certificate
  20. 16Effect of plans certificate
  21. Part V: FINAL CERTIFICATES
  22. 17Form, grounds and period for rejecting final certificate
  23. Part VI: CESSATION OF EFFECT OF INITIAL NOTICE
  24. 18Events causing initial notice to cease to be in force
  25. 19Cancellation of initial notice
  26. 20Local authority powers in relation to partly completed work
  27. Part VII: PUBLIC BODIES
  28. 21Approval of public bodies
  29. 22Public body’s notice
  30. 23Public body’s consultation with the fire authority
  31. 24Public body’s plans certificate
  32. 25Grounds and period for rejecting public body’s plans certificate
  33. 26Effect of public body’s plans certificate
  34. 27Public body’s final certificate
  35. 28Events causing public body’s notice to cease to be in force
  36. Part VIII: CERTIFICATES RELATING TO DEPOSITED PLANS
  37. 29Certificates given under section 16(9) of the Act
  38. Part IX: REGISTERS
  39. 30Register of notices and certificates
  40. Part X: EFFECT OF CONTRAVENING BUILDING REGULATIONS
  41. 31Contravention of certain regulations not to be an offence
  42. Part XI: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
  43. 32Transitional provisions
  44. Signature
  45. Schedule 1REVOCATION OF REGULATIONS
  46. Schedule 2FORMS
  47. Schedule 3: GROUNDS FOR REJECTING AN INITIAL NOTICE, AN AMENDMENT NOTICE, OR A PLANS CERTIFICATE COMBINED WITH AN INITIAL NOTICE
  48. Deficiencies in initial notice
  49. 1Form
  50. 2Wrong local authority
  51. 3Capacity of approved inspector
  52. Deficiencies in information
  53. 4Information about the proposed work
  54. 5Notice of approval
  55. Lack of declaration or undertakings
  56. 6Insurance
  57. 7Fire authority
  58. 8Independence
  59. Deficiencies in the proposed work
  60. 9Drain outfall
  61. 10Building over sewers
  62. 11Local enactments
  63. Overlap with earlier notice
  64. 12Earlier notice
  65. Schedule 4: GROUNDS FOR REJECTING A PLANS CERTIFICATE, OR A PLANS CERTIFICATE COMBINED WITH AN INITIAL NOTICE
  66. Deficiencies in form and information
  67. 1Form
  68. 2Work
  69. 3Plans
  70. Absence of power to give certificate
  71. 4No initial notice
  72. 5Capacity of approved inspector
  73. Lack of declarations
  74. 6Insurance
  75. 7Fire authority
  76. 8Independence
  77. Schedule 5: GROUNDS FOR REJECTING A FINAL CERTIFICATE
  78. Deficiencies in form and information
  79. 1Form
  80. 2Work
  81. Absence of power to give certificate
  82. 3No initial notice
  83. 4Capacity of approved inspector
  84. Lack of declarations
  85. 5Insurance
  86. 6Independence
  87. Schedule 6: GROUNDS FOR REJECTING A PUBLIC BODY'S NOTICE, OR A COMBINED PUBLIC BODY'S NOTICE AND PLANS CERTIFICATE
  88. Deficiencies in public body’s notice
  89. 1Form
  90. 2Wrong local authority
  91. 3Capacity of public body
  92. Deficiencies in information
  93. 4Information about the proposed work
  94. Lack of undertaking
  95. 5Fire authority
  96. Deficiencies in the proposed work
  97. 6Drain outfall
  98. 7Building over sewers
  99. 8Local enactments
  100. Schedule 7: GROUNDS FOR REJECTING A PUBLIC BODY'S PLANS CERTIFICATE, OR A COMBINED PUBLIC BODY'S NOTICE AND PLANS CERTIFICATE
  101. Deficiencies in form and information
  102. 1Form
  103. 2Work
  104. 3Plans
  105. Absence of power to give certificate
  106. 4No public body’s notice
  107. 5Capacity of public body
  108. Lack of declaration
  109. 6Fire authority
  110. Schedule 8: GROUNDS FOR REJECTING A PUBLIC BODY'S FINAL CERTIFICATE
  111. Deficiencies in form and information
  112. 1Form
  113. 2Work
  114. Absence of power to give certificate
  115. 3Capacity of public body
  116. 4No proper signature
  117. Lack of declaration
  118. 5Fire authority
  119. Explanatory note