# The Building etc. (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2026, Regulation 8: Transitional provisions


(1) The amendments made by regulation 3 do not apply where—
(a) building work on an individual building is to be regarded as commenced before 4 March 2027 in accordance with any relevant notification provision, or
(b) a relevant notification provision has been complied with in relation to proposed building work on an individual building before 4 March 2027 and the building work is to be regarded as commenced before the period ending on 3 March 2028.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), regulation 46B (lapse of building control approval: commencement of work: Wales) of the Building Regulations 2010 applies to determine whether work is to be regarded as commenced.
(3) The amendments made by regulation 5 do not apply in any case where the initial notice has been cancelled before 1 July 2026.
(4) In this regulation—
“building work” (“gwaith adeiladu”) has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Building Regulations 2010;
“relevant notification provision” (“darpariaeth hysbysu berthnasol”) means regulation 12(2) of the Building Regulations 2010 and sections 47(1), 51A(2) and 54 of the Building Act 1984.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/60/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-etc-amendment-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-8
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