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Enforced by: Local Authority
Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Imprisonment 10 of 27 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 9 carry different penalties and 8 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person18 Trader1 Director or Officer1 Occupier1

Plus 6 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 184 duties

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 144 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 104 duties

Communications Act 2003 92 duties

Road Traffic Act 1988 92 duties

Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts

Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 416 duties

Companies Act 2006 243 duties

The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 133 duties

Companies Act 1985 85 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 62 duties

Director or Officer — also bound by 429 other Acts

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 162 duties

Companies Act 2006 126 duties

Insolvency Act 1986 77 duties

The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 68 duties

Building Societies Act 1986 32 duties

Occupier — also bound by 235 other Acts

The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021 47 duties

Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No. 2) Order 2006 46 duties

The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 34 duties

Highways Act 1980 23 duties

Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015 19 duties

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

Building regulations

1 of 6 sections shown

s.006 Building standards assessments Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local Authority must carry out building standards assessments on requestLocal authority

5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 Building regulations

s.002 Continuing requirements

s.003 Relaxation of building regulations

s.004 Guidance documents for purposes of building regulations

s.005 Compliance with guidance documents

Part 2

Approval of construction work

10 of 18 sections shown

s.008 Building warrants Prosecution

Carry out building work without a warrantAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.010 Building warrants: extension, alteration and conversion Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Verifier must refuse building warrants if work reduces safety complianceLocal authority

s.011 Building warrants: certification of design Prosecution

Issue false or misleading building design certificateAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.014 Building warrants: limited life buildings Prosecution

Occupy or use a limited‑life building after its demolition deadlineAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.016 Applications and grants: offences Prosecution

Provide false or misleading statement on building warrant applicationAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.019 Completion certificates: certification of construction Regulated

Issue false or misleading construction certificateAny Person

s.020 Completion certificates: offences Imprisonment

Submit false or misleading completion certificateAny Person

s.021 Occupation or use without completion certificates Prosecution

Occupy or use a building without a completion certificateAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.022 Imposition of continuing requirements by verifiers Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Verifiers must impose continuing building requirements on ownersLocal authority

s.024 Building standards registers Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authorities must maintain a public building standards registerLocal authority

8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.007 Verifiers and certifiers

s.009 Building warrants: grant and amendment

s.012 Building warrants: reference to Ministers

s.013 Building warrants: further provisions

s.015 Building warrants: late applications

s.017 Completion certificates

s.018 Completion certificates: acceptance and rejection

s.023 Discharge and variation of continuing requirements imposed by verifiers

Part 3

Compliance and enforcement

3 of 3 sections shown

s.025 Building regulations compliance Regulated

Fail to comply with building regulations compliance noticeAny Person

s.026 Continuing requirement enforcement notices Regulated

Fail to comply with a continuing requirement enforcement noticeAny Person

s.027 Building warrant enforcement notices Regulated

Fail to comply with a building warrant enforcement noticeAny Person

Part 4

Defective and dangerous buildings

3 of 3 sections shown

s.028 Defective buildings Prosecution

Fail to start or finish repairs after a defective building noticeAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.029 Dangerous buildings Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local Authority must secure dangerous buildings and may charge the ownerLocal authority

s.030 Dangerous building notices Prosecution

Fail to carry out work required by a dangerous building noticeAny Person

Unlimited fine

Part 5

General

9 of 34 sections shown

s.034 Reports and information Prosecution

Provide false or misleading information to Scottish MinistersAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.037 Service of notices etc. Prosecution

Fail to provide required information or give false informationAny Person

Fine up to £1,000

s.039 Powers of entry, inspection and testing Prosecution

Refuse to assist or obstruct building inspectionOccupier

Fine up to £1,000

s.043 Unlawful occupation of evacuated buildings Prosecution

Occupy a building after evacuation without noticeAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.046 Charging order provision and early repayment Regulated

Pay charging order instalments or redeem the debt earlyTrader

s.046 Registration Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local Authority must register and discharge charging orders against buildingsLocal authority

s.046 Liability of new owner Regulated

Check for charging orders when acquiring a buildingAny Person

s.048 Penalties for offences Prosecution

Breach of building regulations or noticesAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.049 Offences by bodies corporate etc. Imprisonment

Personal liability for directors and officers for building offencesDirector or Officer

25 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.031 Building Standards Advisory Committee

s.032 Exercise of local authority functions

s.033 Procedure regulations

s.035 Scheduled monuments, listed buildings etc.

s.036 Forms

s.038 Fees and charges

s.040 Work required by notice: right of entry

s.041 Tests of materials

s.042 Evacuation of buildings

s.044 Expenses

s.045 Compulsory purchase where owner cannot be found

s.046 Sale of materials from demolished buildings

s.046 Charging orders

s.046 Qualifying expenses

s.046 Repayable amount

s.046 Continuing liability of former owner

s.046 “Register” and “appropriate land register”

s.047 Appeals

s.050 Criminal liability of trustees etc.

s.051 Civil liability

s.052 Inquiries

s.053 Crown application

s.054 Orders and regulations

s.055 Meaning of “building”

s.056 Interpretation

Part 6

Supplementary

0 of 3 sections shown

3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.057 Ancillary provision

s.058 Modification of enactments

s.059 Commencement and short title

Schedules

1 of 74 shown

s.sch004 Powers of entry, inspection and testing: further provision Imprisonment

Unauthorised use or disclosure of trade secretsAny Person

73 other schedules

s.sch001 Building regulations

s.sch001 This schedule is without prejudice to the generality of section...

s.sch001 Building regulations may be framed to any extent by reference...

s.sch001 Building regulations may make special provision for buildings intended to...

s.sch001 Building regulations may exempt such description of—

s.sch001 (1) Building regulations may, for any of the purposes specified...

s.sch002 Verifiers and certifiers

s.sch002 A verifier or certifier is appointed under section 7(1) for...

s.sch002 Such a direction may be given to a particular verifier...

s.sch002 For the purposes of paragraph 9, a verifier has an...

s.sch002 Such regulations may specify different such interests in relation to...

s.sch002 An appointment may be made subject to such limitations as...

s.sch002 Despite paragraph 1, an appointment may be varied or terminated...

s.sch002 A person who is a certifier by virtue of membership...

s.sch002 When the appointment of a verifier (the “former verifier”) terminates,...

s.sch002 A verifier is not entitled to exercise any functions as...

s.sch002 An approved certifier of design is not entitled to issue...

s.sch002 An approved certifier of construction is not entitled to issue...

s.sch002 A verifier is not entitled to exercise any function as...

s.sch003 Procedure regulations: particular matters

s.sch003 The submission to a verifier along with any application for...

s.sch003 The submission to a verifier along with a completion certificate...

s.sch003 Consultation by verifiers.

s.sch003 The statement by local authorities and verifiers of reasons for...

s.sch003 The maintenance by local authorities and verifiers of records of—...

s.sch003 The duration of the validity of building warrants.

s.sch003 The notification to local authorities and verifiers of the dates...

s.sch003 The maintenance by certifiers of records of certificates issued by...

s.sch004 (1) Entry into any premises by virtue of section 39(1)...

s.sch004 (1) If a sheriff or justice of the peace is...

s.sch004 A person entitled to exercise any power conferred by section...

s.sch004 A person who enters any premises in the exercise of...

s.sch005 Evacuation of buildings

s.sch005 This schedule applies for the purpose of securing the removal...

s.sch005 But the tenant is not liable for rent in respect...

s.sch005 If the tenant resumes lawful occupation, the same terms and...

s.sch005 In paragraphs 10 and 11, “lawful” occupation means occupation which...

s.sch005 The local authority may apply to the sheriff—

s.sch005 Such an application must be accompanied by a certificate signed...

s.sch005 On such an application, the sheriff may require—

s.sch005 Except in a case where removal was required under section...

s.sch005 On an application in a case where removal was required...

s.sch005 The decision of the sheriff on the application is final....

s.sch005 In proceedings under this schedule a certificate—

s.sch005 If a person removing from a building in compliance with...

s.sch006 Modification of enactments

s.sch006 The Building (Scotland) Act 1959 is repealed.

s.sch006 In the Control of Pollution Act 1974, in section 61(2)...

s.sch006 In the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975, in section...

s.sch006 (1) In the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976, section 23 (special...

s.sch006 In the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, in...

s.sch006 (1) The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 is amended as...

s.sch006 In the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984, in Schedule 9, paragraph...

s.sch006 In the Housing (Scotland) Act 1986, section 19 and paragraph...

s.sch006 In the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, in Schedule 23, paragraph...

s.sch006 In the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport...

s.sch006 In the Local Government Act 1988, in section 17(5) (which...

s.sch006 In section 21(3) (definition of “building”) of the Sewerage (Scotland)...

s.sch006 In the Clean Air Act 1993, in section 16(5) (which...

s.sch006 In the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, in Schedule...

s.sch006 In the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, in Schedule 9(certificates...

s.sch006 In the Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1997, in Schedule...

s.sch006 In the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No.2) Order 1999,...

s.sch006 In section 7(3) of the Local Government in Scotland Act...

s.sch006 In the Mines and Quarries (Tips) Act 1969, in section...

s.sch006 The Building (Scotland) Act 1970 is repealed.

s.sch006 In the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970, in...

s.sch006 (1) The Fire Precautions Act 1971 is amended as follows....

s.sch006 (1) The Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973 is amended as...

s.sch006 In the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, Part I of...

s.sch006 In the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974,...

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