Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “the 1984 Act” (“Deddf 1984”) means the Building Act 1984;

• “the 2010 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2010”) means the Building Regulations 2010^f1;

• “amendment notice” (“hysbysiad diwygio”) has the meaning given by section 51A of the 1984 Act;

• “approver” (“cymeradwywr”) means a registered building control approver within the meaning of section 58N of the 1984 Act^f2;

• “building” (“adeilad”) has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the 2010 Regulations;

• “building regulations” (“rheoliadau adeiladu”) has the meaning given by section 122 of the 1984 Act;

• “building work” (“gwaith adeiladu”) has the meaning as given by regulation 3(1) of the 2010 Regulations;

• “dwelling” (“annedd”) has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the 2010 Regulations;

• “erection” (“codi”) has the same meaning as given in section 123 of the 1984 Act;

• “fire and rescue authority” (“awdurdod tân ac achub”) means the enforcing authority within the meaning given by article 25 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005^f3;

• “FSO building” (“adeilad GDT”) means a building or any part of it to which the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies, or will apply after the completion of building work;

• “initial notice” (“hysbysiad cychwynnol”) has the meaning given by section 47(1)(a) of the 1984 Act;

• “local authority” (“awdurdod lleol”) means the council of a county or county borough;

• “material alteration” (“addasiad sylweddol”) has the meaning given by regulation 3(2) of the 2010 Regulations;

• “material change of use” (“newid defnydd sylweddol”) has the meaning given by regulation 5 of the 2010 Regulations;

• “plans certificate” (“tystysgrif blaniau”) has the meaning given by section 50(1) of the 1984 Act;

• “public body” (“corff cyhoeddus”) has the meaning given by section 54(1) of the 1984 Act;

• “public body’s final certificate” (“tystysgrif derfynol corff cyhoeddus”) means a certificate given under paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the 1984 Act;

• “public body’s notice” (“hysbysiad corff cyhoeddus”) means a notice given under section 54(1)(c) of the 1984 Act;

• “public body’s plans certificate” (“tystysgrif blaniau corff cyhoeddus”) means a certificate given under paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 of the 1984 Act;

• “registered building inspector” (“arolygydd cofrestredig adeiladu”) means an individual registered as a building inspector in accordance with Part 2A of the 1984 Act^f4;

• “sewerage undertaker” (“ymgymerwr carthffosiaeth”) means a person appointed under section 6 of the Water Industry Act 1991^f5 for the area in which the building is, or is to be, situated;

• “transfer certificate” (“tystysgrif drosglwyddo”) means a certificate given in accordance with section 53B of the 1984 Act;

• “transfer report” (“adroddiad trosglwyddo”) means a report given in accordance with section 53B of the 1984 Act.

Where any provision in these Regulations requires the use of a numbered form in Schedule 1, a form substantially to the like effect may be used.

Any reference in these Regulations to the carrying out of work includes a reference to the making of a material change of use.

Any reference in these Regulations to an initial notice (whether or not combined with a plans certificate) is to be construed as a reference to that initial notice as amended by an amendment notice which has been accepted by a local authority.