Regulation 5 Transitional provisions

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), the Principal Regulations shall continue to apply to any building work as if these Regulations had not been made where–

(a)

before 1st April 1999 a building notice, an initial notice, an amendment notice or a public body’s notice^f1 has been given to, or full plans have been deposited with, a local authority in respect of the building work; and

(b)

that work is carried out thereafter in accordance with any such notice or plans, whether with or without any departure from such plans.

(2)

Where an initial notice given before 1st April 1999 is varied by an amendment notice given on or after that date, the Principal Regulations shall continue to apply as if these Regulations had not been made, to so much of the building work as could have been carried out under that initial notice if the amendment notice had not been given.

(3)

In this regulation, “building notice” and “building work” shall have the same meaning as in the Principal Regulations.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: As respects initial notices, amendment notices and public body’s notices see respectively, sections 47, 51A and 54 of the Building Act 1984.