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The Building etc. (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025

W.S.I. 2025/1320 · Made 12 December 2025 · Extends to England and Wales

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Building And Buildings, Wales

Made 12 December 2025

Laid before Senedd Cymru 18 December 2025

Coming into force 1 July 2026

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 1(1), 32(6), 34, 35(2) and (3), 35D(1), (2), and (3), 91ZD(1), (2) and (3) and 101A(3) and (4) of, and paragraphs 1A to 1D, 1F to 1I, 5A, 5B, 5C, 7, 8,and 10 of Schedule 1 to, the Building Act 1984f1, and section 167(1), (2) and (3) of the Building Safety Act 2022f2.

The Welsh Ministers have consulted the Building Regulations Advisory Committee for Wales and such other persons they consider appropriate under section 14(7) of the Building Act 1984f3.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1984 c. 55. Section 1 was amended by section 1(1), (2) and (3) of the Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004 (c. 22) and paragraphs 1, 2(1) and (2) of Schedule 5(1) the Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30) (“the 2022 Act”). See the definitions of “appropriate national authority” and “prescribed” in section 126 of the Building Act 1984 (c. 55) (“the 1984 Act”). Section 32 was substituted by section 36 of the 2022 Act. Section 35 was substituted by section 39 of the 2022 Act. Section 35B and 35D were inserted by section 38 of the 2022 Act. Section 91ZD was inserted by section 32 of the 2022 Act. Section 101A was inserted by section 56 of and paragraphs (1) and 30 of Schedule 6 to the 2022 Act. Paragraphs 1A to 1I of Schedule 1 were inserted by section 33 of the 2022 Act. Paragraphs 5A and 5B of Schedule 1 were inserted by sections 34 of the 2022 Act. Paragraph 5C of Schedule 1 was inserted by section 35 of the 2022 Act. Paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 was substituted by paragraph 83(8) of Schedule 5 to the 2022 Act.

f2

2022 c. 30.

f3

Section 14(7) was amended by paragraph 17 of Schedule 5 to, the 2022 Act.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introduction
  2. 1Title, application and coming into force
  3. Part 2: Amendment of the Building Regulations 2010
  4. 2Amendment of the 2010 Regulations
  5. 3Amendments to regulation 2
  6. 4Amendments to the application of the 2010 Regulations
  7. 5Amendments: dutyholders and competence
  8. 6Amendments: deposit of plans and building control authorities etc.
  9. 7Amendments: applications for building control
  10. 8Amendments: consultation on applications for building control
  11. 9Amendments: starting on site and commencement of work
  12. 10Amendments: fire safety information
  13. 11Amendments: other appeals
  14. 12Amendments relating to commencement of section 33 of the Building Act 1984
  15. 13Amendments to regulation 20 of the 2010 Regulations
  16. 14Amendments: enforcement provisions
  17. 15Other miscellaneous amendments to the 2010 Regulations
  18. Part 3: Amendment of other secondary legislation
  19. 16Amendments to the Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010
  20. 17Amendments to the Building (Registered Building Control Approvers etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2024
  21. 18Amendments to the Building (Restricted Activities and Functions) (Wales) Regulations 2024
  22. Part 4: Transitional, supplementary and saving provisions
  23. 19Transitional and saving provisions for the Building Regulations 2010
  24. 20Transitional and saving provisions for the Building (Registered Building Control Approvers etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2024
  25. 21Transitional provisions in relation to plans deposited before 1 July 2026
  26. 22Transitional and saving provisions in relation to lapse of building control etc.
  27. 23Interpretation of Part 4
  28. Signature
  29. Schedule 1Forms
  30. Explanatory note