UK Statutory Instrument 2010 United Kingdom

Building Regulations 2010

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At a glance

What's here

55 compliance obligations, 35 practical guides across 2 topics · 14 journeys

Penalty landscape

6 of 55 obligations carry imprisonment (6 months). 8 carry different penalties and 41 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Any Person 13
  • Trader 12
  • Client 10
  • Contractor 5
  • Director or Officer 4
  • Designer 1

Plus 10 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

Step-by-step journeys using this legislation

Walkthroughs that take you from a real business situation to compliance.

Relevant guidance

Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.

Direct — cites this Act

19 guides

Supporting — topic alignment

3 guides

Mentioned in related content

13 guides
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Other Acts binding the same actors

For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.

Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Traders also bound by 219 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Clients also bound by 30 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Contractors also bound by 56 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Directors and Officers also bound by 224 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Designers also bound by 6 other Acts (top 5 shown)

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 1 — General

Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.application

Application

s.disapplication of certain procedural requirements

Disapplication of certain procedural requirements of the Building Regulations 2010 in relation to higher-risk building work

Part 2 — Control of Building Work

Browse 9 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 2A — Dutyholders and competence

s.additional duties of a principal contractor

Additional duties of a principal contractor

  • Principal contractor: manage and coordinate building work compliance Director or Officer
s.additional duties of a principal designer

Additional duties of a principal designer

3 years imprisonment
  • Principal designer must manage and coordinate building design safety Director or Officer
s.additional duties of contractors

Additional duties of contractors

Unlimited fine
  • Contractor building safety and coordination duties Contractor
s.additional duties of designers

Additional duties of designers

  • Ensure designs comply with building regulations and share safety information Designer
s.arrangements as to information: higher-risk buildi

Arrangements as to information: higher-risk building work

  • Inform designers and contractors about higher-risk building work Client
s.ceasing to be competent: notification

Ceasing to be competent: notification

  • Notify the client or supervisor if you are no longer competent Any Person
s.competence: general requirement

Competence: general requirement

  • Ensure competence for building and design work Trader
s.competence: principal contractor

Competence: principal contractor

6 months imprisonment
  • Ensure competence of the principal contractor and their manager Director or Officer
s.competence: principal designer

Competence: principal designer

  • Ensure the Principal Designer is competent and properly managed Director or Officer
s.general duty

General duty

12 months imprisonment
  • Plan, manage, monitor and cooperate on building and design work Trader
s.suitable arrangements to ensure compliance with re

Suitable arrangements to ensure compliance with requirements etc

  • Set up and maintain management arrangements for building projects Client
Browse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.considerations before a person carries out work

Considerations before a person carries out work

s.domestic clients

Domestic clients

s.interpretation of this part

Interpretation of this Part

s.minor work

Minor work

s.notification of change of dutyholder

Notification of change of dutyholder

s.principal designer and principal contractor

Principal designer and principal contractor

Part 3 — Notices, Plans and Certificates

s.017

Completion certificates

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Relevant authority must issue completion certificates within eight weeks Statutory regulator
s.certificate for building occupied before work is c

Certificate for building occupied before work is completed

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Relevant authority must issue a partial completion certificate upon request Statutory regulator
Browse 10 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.appeal against a local authority’s rejection of an

Appeal against a local authority’s rejection of an application for building control approval

s.appeal against refusal to grant certain certificat

Appeal against refusal to grant certain certificates

s.appeal against the regulator’s rejection of an app

Appeal against the regulator’s rejection of an application for building control approval for work that is not higher-risk building work

s.appeal in relation to sections 20(5) or 39 of the

Appeal in relation to sections 20(5) or 39 of the Act

s.appeals under section 101a of the act

Appeals under section 101A of the Act

s.appeal to the first-tier tribunal in relation to c

Appeal to the First-tier Tribunal in relation to certain decisions

s.consultation in relation to fire safety

Consultation in relation to fire safety

s.determination of applications for building control

Determination of applications for building control approval with full plans

Part 4 — Supervision of Building Work Otherwise than by Local Authorities

s.regulator’s notices: content of notices

Regulator’s notices: content of notices

  • Ensure Regulator's notices contain required project and site information Client
s.regulator’s notices: direction

Regulator’s notices: direction

Unlimited fine
  • Follow regulator directions for submitting building control documents Client
Browse 5 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.regulator’s notices: appeals

Regulator’s notices: appeals

s.regulator’s notices: description of work and conne

Regulator’s notices: description of work and connection

s.regulator’s notices: grounds for rejection

Regulator’s notices: grounds for rejection

s.regulator’s notices: local land charges

Regulator’s notices: local land charges

Part 5 — Self-certification schemes and third party certification schemes

s.provisions applicable to third party certification

Provisions applicable to third party certification schemes

  • Notify third party certifier upon completion of building work Trader
Browse 1 other section in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 6 — Energy Efficiency Requirements

s.consideration of high-efficiency alternative syste

Consideration of high-efficiency alternative systems for new buildings

Unlimited fine
  • Assess high-efficiency energy systems before starting new building work Any Person
s.energy efficiency rating

Energy efficiency rating

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must approve energy efficiency rating methodologies Crown / Minister / Government department
s.fabric energy efficiency rate calculations

Fabric energy efficiency rate calculations

  • Submit fabric energy efficiency calculations for new dwellings Any Person
s.fabric energy efficiency rates

Fabric energy efficiency rates

Unlimited fine
  • Ensure new dwellings meet target fabric energy efficiency rates Client
s.fabric performance values calculations

Fabric performance values calculations

  • Submit fabric performance calculations for new dwellings Any Person
s.fabric performance values for new dwellings

Fabric performance values for new dwellings

6 months imprisonment
  • Ensure new dwellings meet energy efficiency fabric performance values Client
s.nearly zero-energy requirements for new buildings

Nearly zero-energy requirements for new buildings

6 months imprisonment
  • Ensure new buildings meet nearly zero-energy standards Trader
s.new buildings: minimum energy performance requirem

New buildings: minimum energy performance requirements

6 months imprisonment
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must approve energy performance targets for new buildings Crown / Minister / Government department
s.target primary energy rate calculations for new bu

Target primary energy rate calculations for new buildings

  • Submit energy rate calculations for new buildings Any Person
s.target primary energy rates for new buildings

Target primary energy rates for new buildings

  • Ensure new buildings do not exceed energy use targets Trader
Browse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.recommendation reports

Recommendation reports

Part 7 — Water Efficiency

Browse 1 other section in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 7A — Automatic fire suppression systems

Browse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.provision of automatic fire suppression systems

Provision of automatic fire suppression systems

s.requirements of automatic fire suppression systems

Requirements of automatic fire suppression systems

Part 8 — Information to be Provided by the Person Carrying Out Work

s.information about overheating

Information about overheating

  • Provide overheating protection information to building owners Any Person
s.information about systems for on-site generation o

Information about systems for on-site generation of electricity

6 months imprisonment
  • Provide operation and maintenance info for on-site electricity systems Any Person
Browse 1 other section in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 9 — Testing and Commissioning

Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.commissioning in respect of a system for on-site e

Commissioning in respect of a system for on-site electricity generation

Part 9A — Infrastructure for electronic communications

s.application of paragraph r1 of schedule 1 to educa

Application of paragraph R1 of Schedule 1 to educational buildings, buildings of statutory undertakers and Crown buildings

  • Provide high‑speed communications infrastructure in specified buildings Contractor
s.particulars of connection to public electronic com

Particulars of connection to public electronic communications network

  • Notify local authority of electronic network connections for new dwellings Any Person
Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.cases in which paragraph ra2 of schedule 1 modifie

Cases in which paragraph RA2 of Schedule 1 modified or excluded

s.exemptions from paragraph r1 of schedule 1

Exemptions from paragraph R1 of Schedule 1

s.exemptions from paragraphs ra1 and ra2 of schedule

Exemptions from paragraphs RA1 and RA2 of Schedule 1

s.interpretation of part 9a and of part r of schedul

Interpretation of Part 9A and of Part R of Schedule 1

Part 9B — Infrastructure for the charging of electric vehicles

s.application of paragraph s1 of schedule 1 (the ere

Application of paragraph S1 of Schedule 1 (the erection of new residential buildings)

  • Install EV charge points and cable routes in new residential parking Client
s.application of paragraph s2 of schedule 1 (dwellin

Application of paragraph S2 of Schedule 1 (dwellings resulting from a material change of use)

6 months imprisonment
  • Provide EV charge‑point capacity and cable routes for new dwellings Client
s.application of paragraph s4 of schedule 1 (erectio

Application of paragraph S4 of Schedule 1 (erection of new buildings which are not residential buildings or mixed-use buildings)

  • Provide EV charging cable routes for parking spaces in new non‑residential buildings Contractor
s.application of paragraph s6 of schedule 1 (the ere

Application of paragraph S6 of Schedule 1 (the erection of new mixed-use buildings and mixed-use buildings undergoing major renovation)

  • Install EV charging cable routes in mixed‑use buildings with parking Contractor
Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.application of paragraph s3 of schedule 1 (residen

Application of paragraph S3 of Schedule 1 (residential buildings undergoing major renovation)

s.application of paragraph s5 of schedule 1 (buildin

Application of paragraph S5 of Schedule 1 (buildings undergoing major renovation which are not residential buildings or mixed-use buildings)

s.interpretation of this part and part s of schedule

Interpretation of this Part and Part S of Schedule 1

s.minimum standards of an electric vehicle charge po

Minimum standards of an electric vehicle charge point

Part 10 — Miscellaneous

s.compliance notices: contents

Compliance notices: contents

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Building control authorities must include specific details in compliance notices Local authority
Browse 18 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.appeal to the first-tier tribunal in relation to a

Appeal to the First-tier Tribunal in relation to a compliance notice or stop notice

s.application to the first-tier tribunal for a direc

Application to the First-tier Tribunal for a direction in relation to a stop notice

s.application to the first-tier tribunal in relation

Application to the First-tier Tribunal in relation to extension of the specified period in a compliance notice

s.compliance and stop notices: withdrawal

Compliance and stop notices: withdrawal

s.compliance notices and stop notices: giving of not

Compliance notices and stop notices: giving of notices and notification of others

s.compliance notices: excluded provisions

Compliance notices: excluded provisions

s.lapse of building control approval: commencement o

Lapse of building control approval: commencement of work

s.stop notices: contents

Stop notices: contents

Schedules

Browse 8 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
s.sch003a

Third Party Certification Schemes and Exemptions from Requirement to Give Building Notice or an application for building control approval with full plans

s.sch004a

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Gambling Commission

Primary

Regulates gambling in Great Britain. Issues operating and premises licences. Protects vulnerable people and ensures fair gambling.

BSR

Building Safety Regulator

Regulates building safety for higher-risk buildings (18+ metres or 7+ storeys with at least 2 residential units) in England. Established under the …

Fire and Rescue Authority

Local Fire and Rescue Authority

Local fire and rescue services enforce the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales. Conduct fire safety inspections of …

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Made under

Building Act 1984 1984 Primary Act

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