UK Statutory Instrument
2000
United Kingdom
The Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2000
At a glance
What's here
14 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 2
- Contractor 1
Plus 11 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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Contractors also bound by 56 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 2015 112 duties
- The Income Tax (Sub-contractors in the Construction Industry) Regulations 1993 1993 19 duties
- Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 2000 17 duties
- Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 2012 15 duties
- Work in Compressed Air Regulations 1996 1996 14 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Part I — GENERAL
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Interpretation
Part II — GRANT AND WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL
Manner of approval or designation
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must issue written notice of approval or designation Crown / Minister / Government department
Lists of approvals and designations
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must maintain and share lists of approved inspectors Crown / Minister / Government department
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Part III — SUPERVISION OF WORK BY APPROVED INSPECTORS
Initial notice
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authority must decide on Building Control initial notices within 5 days Local authority
Amendment notice
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authority must reject invalid amendment notices within five days Local authority
Independence of approved inspectors
- Approved Inspectors must remain independent from the work they supervise Any Person
Approved inspector’s consultation with the fire authority
- Approved Inspector must consult fire authority on commercial building work Contractor
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Functions of approved inspectors
Energy rating
Part IV — PLANS CERTIFICATES
Grounds and period for rejecting plans certificate
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authority must reject invalid plans certificates within five days Local authority
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Form of plans certificate
Effect of plans certificate
Part V — FINAL CERTIFICATES
Form, grounds and period for rejecting final certificate
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authority must decide whether to reject a final certificate within 10 days Local authority
Part VI — CESSATION OF EFFECT OF INITIAL NOTICE
Local authority powers in relation to partly completed work
- Provide plans and access to Local Authority for incomplete building work Any Person
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Part VII — PUBLIC BODIES
Approval of public bodies
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Government must approve public bodies to supervise their own building work Crown / Minister / Government department
Public body’s notice
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authority must accept or reject public body building notices within 10 days Local authority
Grounds and period for rejecting public body’s plans certificate
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authority must process public body plans certificates within 10 days Local authority
Public body’s final certificate
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must reject or accept final certificates within 10 days Local authority
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Part VIII — CERTIFICATES RELATING TO DEPOSITED PLANS
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Part IX — REGISTERS
Register of notices and certificates
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must maintain a public register of building notices Local authority
Part X — EFFECT OF CONTRAVENING BUILDING REGULATIONS
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Part XI — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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Transitional provisions
Schedules
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REVOCATION OF REGULATIONS
FORMS
GROUNDS FOR REJECTING AN INITIAL NOTICE, AN AMENDMENT NOTICE, OR A PLANS CERTIFICATE COMBINED WITH AN INITIAL NOTICE
Form
Building over sewers
Local enactments
Earlier notice
Wrong local authority
Capacity of approved inspector
Information about the proposed work
Notice of approval
Insurance
Fire authority
Independence
Drain outfall
GROUNDS FOR REJECTING A PLANS CERTIFICATE, OR A PLANS CERTIFICATE COMBINED WITH AN INITIAL NOTICE
Form
Work
Plans
No initial notice
Capacity of approved inspector
Insurance
Fire authority
Independence
GROUNDS FOR REJECTING A FINAL CERTIFICATE
Form
Work
No initial notice
Capacity of approved inspector
Insurance
Independence
GROUNDS FOR REJECTING A PUBLIC BODY'S NOTICE, OR A COMBINED PUBLIC BODY'S NOTICE AND PLANS CERTIFICATE
Form
Wrong local authority
Capacity of public body
Information about the proposed work
Fire authority
Drain outfall
Building over sewers
Local enactments
GROUNDS FOR REJECTING A PUBLIC BODY'S PLANS CERTIFICATE, OR A COMBINED PUBLIC BODY'S NOTICE AND PLANS CERTIFICATE
Form
Work
Plans
No public body’s notice
Capacity of public body
Fire authority
GROUNDS FOR REJECTING A PUBLIC BODY'S FINAL CERTIFICATE
Form
Work
Capacity of public body
No proper signature
Fire authority
Other sections — not classified into a Part
These sections exist in the Act but the contents-of-Parts walker did not place them under a Part. Likely amendments or sections inserted out of the original Part structure.
Browse 32 other unclassified sections
Citation, commencement and revocations
Interpretation
Approval of inspectors
Designation of bodies to approve inspectors
Manner of approval or designation
Termination of approval or designation
Lists of approvals and designations
Initial notice
Amendment notice
Independence of approved inspectors
Functions of approved inspectors
Energy rating
Approved inspector’s consultation with the fire authority
Form of plans certificate
Grounds and period for rejecting plans certificate
Effect of plans certificate
Form, grounds and period for rejecting final certificate
Events causing initial notice to cease to be in force
Cancellation of initial notice
Local authority powers in relation to partly completed work
Approval of public bodies
Public body’s notice
Public body’s consultation with the fire authority
Public body’s plans certificate
Grounds and period for rejecting public body’s plans certificate
Effect of public body’s plans certificate
Public body’s final certificate
Events causing public body’s notice to cease to be in force
Certificates given under section 16(9) of
Register of notices and certificates
Contravention of certain regulations not to be an offence
Transitional provisions
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