Regulation 43 Completion certificate applications: decisionsI1
England and Wales
The building control authority must approve a completion certificate application and issue a completion certificate, if it is satisfied, after taking all reasonable steps, that—
HRB work, stage of HRB work or work to existing HRB is completed and complies with all applicable requirements of the building regulations;
the documents and information listed in regulation 39(2)(a) to (f) and submitted as part of the completion certificate application are complete and accurate;
the information required to be provided to the responsible person under regulation 37 is complete and has been provided.
If the building control authority is not satisfied under paragraph (1) it must reject the completion certificate application.
The building control authority must notify the applicant of the outcome of the application (and where the applicant is not the client, also give a copy of the notification to the client) within the period referred to in regulation 40(1).
A notice that the application has been rejected must give the reasons for rejection.
If the application is approved the building control authority must issue a completion certificate for the higher-risk building at the same time as giving the notice of its decision under paragraph (3).
The building control authority must send a copy of the certificate issued under this regulation to the local authority for the area in which the building is situated.
A certificate issued under this regulation is evidence (but not conclusive evidence) that all applicable requirements of the building regulations have been complied with in relation to the HRB work, the stage of HRB work or the work to existing HRB.
The certificate must include a statement describing its evidentiary effect, in terms substantially the same as paragraph (7).
When the completion certificate application is approved, the client must ensure the responsible person is sent—
a copy of the completion certificate application and each of the documents which accompanied the application, and
a copy of the completion certificate.