Introductory text

England and Wales

Building And Buildings, Wales

Made 28 November 2024

Laid before Senedd Cymru 3 December 2024

Coming into force 1 January 2025

The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 1(1)^f1, 2A^f2, 34, 35, 47(1)^f3, (2), (3), (4)^f4 and (5)^f5, 50(1A), (1D)^f6, (4)^f7, (6), and (7)^f8, 51(1)^f9 and (2), 51A(2)^f10, (3), (5) and (6), 52(1)^f11, (2) and (4), 53(2), (4), (4B)^f12, (4C)^f13, and (7), 53B(5)^f14, (2)^f15, (3)^f16, (5)^f17, (5A)^f18 and (7)^f19, 52A(1)^f20, 53C(3)^f21 and (6), 53D(2)^f22, (3), (5), 54(1)^f23, (2) and (3), 56(1)^f24, 58C(5), 58O(4), 58U(4), 58V(4)^f25, and 92(2)^f26 of, and paragraphs 1^f27, 1A, 1D, 1F, 1G, 1H, 1I^f28, 5B^f29, 7^f30, 8^f31 and 10^f32 of Schedule 1 and paragraphs 1, 2^f33, 3 , 4( and 5 of Schedule 4 to, the Building Act 1984^f34 and sections 41 and 167(1) of the Building Safety Act 2022^f35.

The Welsh Ministers have, in accordance with section 14(7) of the 1984 Act, consulted the Building Regulations Advisory Committee for Wales.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Section 1(1) was amended by section 1(1), (2) and (3) of the Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004 (c. 22) (“the 2004 Act”) and paragraphs 1, 2(1) and (2) of Schedule 5 to, 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”).
f2: Section 2A was inserted by section 4(1) of the 2004 Act.
f3: Section 47(1) was amended by article 3(2)(a) of S.I. 1996/1905 and was subsequently amended by section 8(2) of the 2004 Act and sections 46(1), 48(1) and (2)(a) of, and paragraphs 1 and 4(1) and (2) of Schedule 4 to, the 2022 Act. Section 47(4) was amended by sections 46(4) and 51(3) of the 2022 Act.
f4: Section 47(4) was amended by sections 46(4) and 51(3) of the 2022 Act.
f5: Section 47(5) was amended by section 43 of, and paragraphs 1, 4(1) and (3) of Schedule 4 to, the 2022 Act.
f6: Section 50(1A) to (1D) was substituted for section 50(1) by section 49(1) and (2)(a) of the 2022 Act.
f7: Section 50(4) was amended by section 49(2)(b) of the 2022 Act.
f8: Section 50(7) was amended by section 170(4) of, and paragraphs 1 and 6 of Schedule 4, to the 2022 Act.
f9: Section 51(1) was substituted by article 4 of S.I. 1996/1905 and subsequently amended by section 43 of, and paragraphs 1 and 7 of Schedule 4, to the 2022 Act.
f10: Section 51A was inserted by article 2 of S.I. 1996/1905 and subsection (2) was subsequently amended by sections 43 and 48(1) and (3) of, and paragraphs 1 and 8 of Schedule 4 to, the 2022 Act.
f11: Section 52(1) was amended by sections 50(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 1 and 10(2) of Schedule 4 to, the 2022 Act and by article 3(6)(a) of S.I. 1996/1905.
f12: Section 53(4B) was inserted by section 52(1) of 2022 Act.
f13: Section 53(4C) was inserted by section 52(1) of the 2022 Act.
f14: Section 53B was inserted by section 51(2) of 2022 Act.
f15: Section 52(2) was amended by section 8 of the 2004 Act and paragraphs 1 and 10(3) of Schedule 4 to, the 2022 Act.
f16: Section 52(3) was substituted by section 50(3) of 2022 Act.
f17: Section 52(5) has been repealed in respect of England only.
f18: Section 52(5A) was inserted by section 50(5) of the 2022 Act.
f19: Section 52(7) was inserted by section 50(6) of the 2022 Act.
f20: Section 52A was inserted by section 46(3) of the 2022 Act.
f21: Section 53C was inserted by section 51(2) of the 2022 Act.
f22: Section 53D was inserted by section 51(2) of the 2022 Act.
f23: Section 54(1) was amended by section 55(a) of, and paragraphs 1 and 46(1) and (2) of Schedule 5 to, the 2022 Act.
f24: Section 56(1) was amended by section 56(3) of the 2022 Act and by article 3(9) of S.I. 1996/1905.
f25: Sections 58C, 58O, 58U and 58V were inserted by section 42 of the 2022 Act.
f26: Section 92(2) was amended by section 55(a) of, and paragraphs 1 and 57(1) and (3)(a) of Schedule 5 to, the 2022 Act.
f27: Paragraph 1 was amended by paragraph 83 of Schedule 5 to the 2022 Act.
f28: Paragraphs 1A to 1I of Schedule 1 were inserted by section 33 of the 2022 Act.
f29: Paragraph 5B of Schedule 1 was inserted by section 34 of the 2022 Act.
f30: Paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 was amended by section 3 of the 2022 Act and by section 11 of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 (c. 19).
f31: Paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 was amended by section 3 of the 2004 Act, paragraph 83 of Schedule 5 to the 2022 Act and by section 40 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (c. 29).
f32: Paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 was substituted by section 83 of the 2022 Act.
f33: Paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 4 was substituted by section 49(1) and (3)(a) of the 2022 Act.
f34: 1984 c. 55.
f35: 2022 c. 30.