UK Statutory Instrument SI 1991 United Kingdom

The Building Regulations 1991

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Enforced by
HSE
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Trader5 Client1 Any Person1

Plus 1 duty 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.

Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 243 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties
Client — also bound by 62 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations 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

General

0 of 2 sections shown
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
Part 2

CONTROL OF BUILDING WORK

0 of 1 section shown
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.003 Meaning of building work
Schedules

Schedules

0 of 7 shown
7 other schedules
s.sch001 REQUIREMENTS (opens in a new tab)
s.sch002 EXEMPT BUILDINGS AND WORK (opens in a new tab)
s.sch002 In paragraph 2, “agriculture” includes horticulture, fruit growing, the growing...
s.sch003 REVOCATION OF REGULATIONS (opens in a new tab)
s.schedule/2/part/2/paragraph/1 Buildings not frequented by people
s.schedule/2/part/4/paragraph/1 Temporary buildings
s.schedule/2/part/7/paragraph/1 Extensions
s.004 Requirements relating to building work Regulated
  • Ensure building work meets all safety and technical standardsTrader
s.006 Requirements relating to material change of use Regulated
  • Ensure buildings meet safety standards when changing their useClient
s.007 Materials and workmanship Regulated
  • Use proper materials and professional workmanship for building workTrader
s.011 Giving of a building notice or deposit of plans Regulated
  • Submit a building notice or deposit full plans before starting workTrader
s.012 Particulars and plans where a building notice is given Regulated
  • Submit a building notice with all required details and plansAny Person
s.013 Full plans Regulated
  • Submit full plans in the correct format for building workTrader
s.014 Notice of commencement and completion of certain stages of work Regulated
  • Notify the local authority of building work commencement and completionTrader
s.015 Completion certificates Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must issue completion certificates for building workLocal authority
13 other provisions
s.001 Citation and commencement (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Meaning of building work (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Meaning of material change of use
s.008 Limitation on requirements
s.009 Exempt buildings and work
s.010 Power to dispense with or relax requirements
s.016 Testing of drains and private sewers
s.017 Sampling of material
s.018 Supervision of building work otherwise than by local authorities
s.019 Revocations
s.020 Transitional provisions
s.021 Contravention of certain regu1ations not to be an offence

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