# The Building Safety Levy (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026, Regulation 10: Amendment of the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023


(1) The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) after paragraph (2) insert—
“(3) In the provisions referred to in paragraph (4), references to a dwelling do not include references to purpose-built student accommodation.
(4) The provisions are—
(a) regulation 4(1)(f),
(b) regulation 9(3A),
(c) regulation 12(1)(f),
(d) regulation 17(3A),
(e) regulation 17A, and
(f) regulation 21(2)(g) and (3).”.
(3) In regulation 9(3A) (notice before starting on site and further notice when work is “commenced”) (as inserted by regulation 30 of the 2025 Regulations)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a)—
(i) in the words before paragraph (i), after “are met” insert “, but subject to sub-paragraph (c)”;
(ii) after “the building control approval application for HRB work”, in both places it occurs, insert “or the building control approval application for a stage of HRB work”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (b)—
(i) in the words before paragraph (i), after “are not met” insert “, but subject to sub-paragraph (c)”;
(ii) omit the “or” after paragraph (ii);
(c) for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—
“(c) if a statement required under sub-paragraph (a) or (b) has been given previously in relation to the building work to which the building control approval application for HRB work or the building control approval application for a stage of HRB work relates, include a statement to that effect instead of the statement.”.
(4) In regulation 17(3A) (notice before starting on site and further notice when work is “commenced”) (as inserted by regulation 30 of the 2025 Regulations)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a), in the words before paragraph (i), after “are met” insert “, but subject to sub-paragraph (c)”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (b)—
(i) in the words before paragraph (i), after “are not met” insert “, but subject to sub-paragraph (c)”;
(ii) omit paragraph (iii) and the “or” after it;
(c) in sub-paragraph (c)—
(i) after “a statement”, in the first place it occurs, insert “required”;
(ii) after “to that effect” insert “instead of the statement”.
(5) In regulation 21(2)(g)(iii) (change control applications) (as inserted by regulation 45 of the 2025 Regulations), for “paragraph (4).” substitute “paragraph (4),”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348285123/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-building-safety-levy-amendment-england-regulations-2026/regulation-10
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