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UK Statutory Instrument
2024
England
Building (Registered Building Control Approvers etc.) (England) Regulations 2024
At a glance
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What's here
18 compliance obligations, 1 practical guide · 2 journeys
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 5
- Contractor 4
- Client 4
- Trader 2
Plus 3 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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Relevant guidance
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
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1 guidesOther Acts binding the same actors
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Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
Contractors also bound by 178 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- The National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 2015 2015 137 duties
- The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015 2015 134 duties
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 2015 114 duties
- The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2023 2023 93 duties
- The Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 2004 87 duties
Clients also bound by 65 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 2015 32 duties
- The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2025 2025 19 duties
- Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023 2023 17 duties
- Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 2012 14 duties
- Building Regulations 2010 2010 12 duties
Traders also bound by 826 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 1995 413 duties
- Companies Act 2006 2006 243 duties
- The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 2008 114 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 62 duties
- Building Societies Act 1986 1986 56 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 1 — General
Browse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part 2 — Registered building control approvers
Independence of approvers
- Maintain independence from work you supervise as a building control approver Any Person
Functions of approvers
- Registered Building Control Approvers must verify building work compliance Contractor
Browse 1 other section in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part 3 — Notices and certificates etc.
Form, grounds and period for rejecting initial notice
- Submit initial notice in the prescribed form with required plans Client
Invalid notices or certificates
- Cease using private building control for high-risk or unauthorized work Client
Form, grounds and period for rejecting amendment notice
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must process building amendment notices within 5 working days Local authority
Consultation with the fire and rescue authority
- Consult fire and rescue authority before issuing building control notices and certificates Any Person
Consultation with the sewerage undertaker
- Consult sewerage undertakers on building work affecting sewers Contractor
Plans certificate
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authority must reject or accept plans certificates within five days Local authority
Form, grounds and period for rejecting final certificate
- Issue final certificate using the prescribed Form 5 Any Person
Form of notice under section 51C of the 1984 Act
- Use Form 8 when changing the person carrying out building work Any Person
Notice before starting work and further notice when work is “commenced” etc.
- Notify registered building control approver before starting work and after commencement Any Person
Notification of dutyholders
- Notify the building control approver of dutyholder appointments Client
Compliance declarations
- Submit a compliance declaration to the building control approver Client
Cancellation of initial notice: notice of contravention of building regulations
- Business Building Control Approvers must issue a warning before cancelling Contractor
Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part 4 — Transfer of projects back to local authority
Completion notices
- Submit a completion notice after building work is finished Trader
Periods within which information on work to which an initial notice relates must be provided
- Provide building work information to local authorities and clients Trader
Browse 1 other section in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part 5 — Transfer of projects to another approver
Information to be included in transfer certificates
- Provide full information in transfer certificates Contractor
Browse 3 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part 6 — Appeals under Part 2 of the 1984 Act
Browse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part 7 — Registers of notices etc. and registration of approvers
Register of notices and certificates
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must maintain a register of building control documents Local authority
Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part 8 — Miscellaneous
Browse 14 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Contravention of certain regulations not to be an offence or be subject to a compliance notice
Consequential amendments to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and transitional provision
Consequential amendments to the Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010
Amendments to the Building Regulations 2010 and transitional provision
Consequential amendment to the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 and transitional provision
Consequential amendments to the Building Safety (Registration of Higher-Risk Buildings and Review of Decisions) (England) Regulations 2023
Consequential amendments to the Building (Restricted Activities and Functions) (England) Regulations 2023
Amendments to the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023
Revocations
Transitional provisions: approved inspectors who became approvers
Transitional provisions: approved inspectors who did not become approvers
Transitional provisions: higher-risk building work regarded as sufficiently progressed
Transitional provisions: cases where building work supervised by approved inspector is not completed before October 2024
Interpretation of Part 8
Schedules
Browse 47 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Forms
Grounds for rejecting a plans certificate or plans certificate combined with an initial notice
Grounds for rejecting a final certificate
Grounds for rejecting a transfer certificate and transfer report
Grounds for Rejecting an Initial Notice, an Amendment Notice or a Plans Certificate Combined with an Initial Notice
Form
Drain connection
Local enactments
Commencement of work
Earlier notice
Wrong local authority
Capacity of approver
Additionally, in the case of an amendment notice, the person...
Breach of section 54B
Information about the proposed work
Fire and rescue authority
Sewerage undertaker
Independence
Form
Sewerage undertaker
Independence
Wrong building control authority
Work
Optional requirements
Plans
No initial notice
Capacity of approver
Breach of section 54B
Fire and rescue authority
Form
Independence
Wrong building control authority
Work
Optional requirements
No initial notice
No plans certificate
Capacity of approver
Breach of section 54B
Lack of fire safety information confirmation
Required information
Wrong local authority
No initial notice
Capacity of approver
Breach of section 54B
Earlier notice
Local authority action
Failure to provide information requested
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
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 …
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