# The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2024, Regulation 4: Transitional provision: approved inspectors who do not become registered building control approvers

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(1) This regulation applies where an approved inspector has not become a suitably qualified registered building control approver before 6 April 2024.
(2) Where an approved inspector is overseeing higher-risk building work before 6 April 2024, then—
(a) an approved inspector must not continue to oversee higher-risk building work on or after 6 April 2024;
(b) any initial notice submitted by the approved inspector in respect of higher-risk building work is cancelled;
(c) responsibility for overseeing higher-risk building work will transfer to the local authority.
(3) Where an approved inspector is overseeing building work that is not higher-risk building work, then—
(a) until but not including 1 October 2024, an approved inspector may continue to oversee building work;
(b) any initial notices submitted by the approved inspector will cease to be in force on 1 October 2024;
(c) any building work that is not completed before 1 October 2024 will transfer to the local authority unless a registered building control approver, who is not the same person as the approved inspector, has submitted a new initial notice for that work and the notice is accepted or is deemed to be accepted;
(d) until but not including 1 October 2024, an approved inspector may continue to issue a plans certificate, a final certificate, and an amendment notice in respect of building work.
(4) Where an amendment notice is issued before 1 October 2024 and that notice changes the nature of the building work specified in the initial notice so that it becomes higher-risk building work, such work must be transferred to the local authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2024/207/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-safety-act-2022-commencement-no-4-transitional-and-saving-provisions-wales-regulations-2024/regulation-4
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