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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-etc-amendment-england-regulations-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/335",
  "legislation_title": "The Building Regulations etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-etc-amendment-england-regulations-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "BUILDING AND BUILDINGS, ENGLAND\nMade 23rd March 2026\nLaid before Parliament 24th March 2026\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 47(1) of and paragraphs 1D, 1F, 7, 8 and 10 of Schedule 1 to the Building Act 1984.\nIn accordance with section 120B(3) of the Building Act 1984, the Secretary of State has consulted the regulator (within the meaning given in section 126 of the Building Act 1984) and such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1984 c. 55. Section 1 was amended by section 1(1) to (3) of the Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004 (c. 22) and by paragraph 2 of Schedule 5 to the Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30). Section 47(1) was amended by sections 46(1), 48(2)(a) and 170(4) of, and paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 4 to, the Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), S.I. 1996/1905, article 3(2)(a) and section 8(2) of the Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004. Paragraphs 1D and 1F of Schedule 1 to the Building Act 1984 were inserted by section 33 of the Building Safety Act 2022. Paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the 1984 Act was amended by section 11 of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 (c. 19) and in ways not relevant to these Regulations. Paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the 1984 Act was amended by section 3 of the Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004. Paragraphs 8 and 10 of Schedule 1 to the 1984 Act were amended by paragraph 83 of Schedule 5 to the Building Safety Act 2022. See section 126 of the 1984 Act for the definition of “appropriate national authority” and “prescribed”. The definition of “appropriate national authority” was inserted by the Building Safety Act 2022, Schedule 5, paragraph 81(2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 120B was inserted by paragraph 77 of Schedule 5 to the Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/335/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:03:38.760811+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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