Regulation 13D Compliance declaration to be given to Registered Building Control ApproversF1

(1)

Where building work described in an initial notice is completed the client must give the approver a notice which includes—

(a)

the name, address, telephone number and (if available) email address of the client;

(b)

the name, address, telephone number and (if available) email address of the principal contractor (or sole contractor) and the principal designer (or sole or lead designer);

(c)

a statement that the building work is complete;

(d)

a statement, signed by the client, confirming that to the best of the client’s knowledge the work complies with all applicable requirements of the building regulations;

(e)

a statement given by each principal contractor (or sole contractor) for the work and each principal designer (or sole or lead designer) for the work, signed by the person to which the declaration relates, which includes—

(i)

the name, address, telephone number and (if available) email address of that person,

(ii)

the dates of their appointment, and

(iii)

confirmation—

(aa)

in the case of a principal contractor (or sole contractor), that they fulfilled their duties as a principal contractor under Part 2B (dutyholders and competence) of the 2010 Regulations;

(bb)

in the case of a principal designer (or sole or lead designer), that they fulfilled their duties as a principal designer under Part 2B (dutyholders and competence) of the 2010 Regulations.

(2)

If for any reason the client is unable to include a statement under paragraph (1)(e) for a person mentioned in that sub-paragraph, the client must include in the notice a statement giving the reasons why that person’s statement has not been included.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Regs. 13A-13D inserted (1.7.2026) by The Building etc. (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1320), regs. 1(2), 17(6) (with reg. 20) (as substituted by W.S.I. 2026/60, regs. 1(2)(a), 7(2))