Regulation 3 Transitional provision: approved inspectors who become registered building control approvers

England and Wales

(1)

This regulation applies where an approved inspector^f1 has become a suitably qualified registered building control approver before 6 April 2024 and has submitted an initial notice which has been accepted, or is deemed to be accepted, before 6 April 2024.

(2)

With effect from 6 April 2024, any initial notice submitted by the approved inspector before 6 April 2024 is treated as if it were given instead by that person in their capacity as a registered building control approver.

(3)

This regulation applies to initial notices relating to building work and higher-risk building work^f2.

(4)

An approved inspector may continue to oversee higher-risk building work provided that—

(a)

the higher-risk building work is commenced before 1 October 2024, and

(b)

an approved inspector will continue to be a suitably qualified registered building control approver until completion of that higher-risk building work.

(5)

An approved inspector may continue to oversee building work that is not higher-risk building work.

(6)

For the purposes of this regulation, the approved inspector and registered building control approver must be the same legal person.

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Footnotes

f1: See the definition of “approved inspector” in section 49 of the Building Act 1984.
f2: See the definition of “higher-risk building work” in section 120I of the Building Act 1984.