The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) Regulations 2012

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
CitationSI 2012/3119
(1) These Regulations may be cited as The Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) Regulations 2012.(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.(3) Subject to paragraph (4) , these Regulations do not apply in relation to any building in Wales, other than an excepted energy building.educational buildings and buildings of statutory undertakers Crown buildings building work carried out or proposed to be carried out by Crown authorities (5) Each provision of these Regulations mentioned in the second column of the Table in Schedule 1 shall come into force on the date mentioned in the first column of that Table, for the purpose mentioned in the third column.(6) In this regulation—
  • excepted energy building” has the same meaning as in the Schedule to the Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (Order No.2) Order 2009 ;
  • Crown authority” means the Crown Estate Commissioners, a Minister of the Crown, a government department, any other person or body whose functions are performed on behalf of the Crown (not being a person or body whose functions are performed on behalf of Her Majesty in her private capacity) , or a person acting in right of the Duchy of Lancaster or the Duchy of Cornwall;
  • Crown building” means a building in which there is a Crown interest or Duchy interest;
  • Crown interest” means an interest belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Crown, or belonging to a government department, or held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a government department;
  • Duchy interest” means an interest belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Duchy of Lancaster, or belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall; and
  • educational buildings and buildings of statutory undertakers” means buildings that fall within section 4(1) (a) , (b) or (c) of the Building Act 1984.
  • The Building Regulations 2010
  • in the definition of “energy efficiency requirements”, after “23”, insert
  • after the definition of “energy efficiency requirements” insert—
  • for the definition of “fixed building services” substitute—
  • In regulation 8, omit “N”.
  • In regulation 9(3) (a) , after “greenhouse” insert
  • after paragraph (6) insert—
    • (6A) A person intending to carry out building work in relation to which Part P of Schedule 1 imposes a requirement is required to give a building notice or deposit full plans where the work consists of—
    • (a) the installation of a new circuit;
    • (b) the replacement of a consumer unit; or
    • (c) any addition or alteration to existing circuits in a special location.
  • the installation of a new circuit;the replacement of a consumer unit; orany addition or alteration to existing circuits in a special location.
  • after the definition of “fronting”, omit “and”; and
  • after the definition of “private street”, omit “.” and insert—
  • In regulation 14, omit paragraph (5) .
  • In regulation 15(2) (b) , for “pursuant to a request under regulation 14(5) ” substitute
  • omit paragraphs (2) and (3) , and substitute—
    • (2) Subject to paragraph (8) , a person carrying out building work must notify the local authority as required by the authority in accordance with paragraph (3) .
    • (3) Subject to the conditions in paragraphs (3A) and (3B) , where a local authority receives notice of intention to commence building work under paragraph (1) they may give the person carrying out the work a notice in writing which—
    • (a) requires that person to notify the authority that a specified stage of the work (other than a stage specified in paragraphs (4) and (5) ) has been reached; and
    • (b) may specify one or more periods of time, applying to each such required notification, which may be either or both of the following—(i) a period before or after the work has been carried out within which the notification must be made; and(ii) a period during which the work concerned must not be covered up.
  • Subject to paragraph (8) , a person carrying out building work must notify the local authority as required by the authority in accordance with paragraph (3) .requires that person to notify the authority that a specified stage of the work (other than a stage specified in paragraphs (4) and (5) ) has been reached; anda period before or after the work has been carried out within which the notification must be made; anda period during which the work concerned must not be covered up.A local authority may only specify a stage of the building work in accordance with paragraph (3) (a) if at the time they do so they intend to carry out an inspection of that stage.For the purposes of paragraph (3A) the local authority's intention to carry out an inspection of a stage of building work must be based on their assessment of the risk of breach of these

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