# The Building Safety Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026, Regulation 8: Amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993


(1) The Clean Air Act 1993 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 16 (height of other chimneys)—
(a) in subsection (4A)—
(i) in the opening words, after “England” insert “and Wales”;
(ii) in paragraph (b), after “be read as” insert “in relation to England” and after “regulator” insert “and in relation to Wales as a reference to the building control authority”;
(b) in subsection (4B), after the definition of “application for building control approval” insert—
“ “building control authority” means the local authority as stated in section 121A of the Building Act 1984;”.
(3) The definition of “application for building control approval” in section 16(4B) of the Clean Air Act 1993 applies in relation to Wales.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/55/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-safety-act-2022-consequential-amendments-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-8
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