"the Act" means the Building Act 1984;

"building" means any permanent or temporary building but not any other kind of structure or erection, and a reference to a building includes a reference to part of a building;

"building work" has the meaning given in regulation 3(1) of the Principal Regulations;

"controlled service or fitting" means a service or fitting in relation to which Part G, H or J of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations imposes a requirement;

"day" means any period of 24 hours commencing at midnight and excludes any Saturday, Sunday, Bank holiday or public holiday;

"dwelling" includes a dwelling-house and a flat;

"dwelling-house" does not include a flat or a building containing a flat;

"energy rating" of a dwelling means a numerical indication of the overall energy efficiency of that dwelling obtained by the application of a procedure approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 16(2) of the Principal Regulations;

(a) in the case of a person other than a body corporate, his qualifications and experience; and

(b) in the case of a body corporate, the number, qualifications and experience of the people to be employed in the discharge of its functions under these Regulations,

and the person shall answer any inquiries which that designated body makes about those matters.

    (2) Where there is no designated body, a person seeking to be an approved inspector shall apply to the Secretary of State giving particulars of - 

(a) in the case of a person other than a body corporate, his qualifications and experience; and

(b) in the case of a body corporate, the number, qualifications and experience of the people to be employed in the discharge of its functions under these Regulations,

(a) the building or, as the case may be, the extension or any part of the building which has been materially altered is occupied, and

(b) no final certificate is given,

the initial notice shall cease to be in force in relation to the building, extension or part of a building which is occupied - 

(i) if the building is to be put to a relevant use as defined by regulation 13(1)(a), on the expiry of a period of four weeks beginning with the date of occupation; and

(ii) in any other case, on the expiry of a period of eight weeks beginning with the date of occupation.

    (3) Where work described in an initial notice involves a material change of use of a building, and - 

(a) no final certificate is given, and

(b) that change of use takes place,

(a) public bodies of a certain description should be enabled to supervise their own work under section 54 of the Act, or

(b) that a public body should be approved for the purpose of so supervising its own work,

(a) the approval and the termination of approval of persons to certify plans in accordance with section 16(9) of the Act, and

(b) the designation and the termination of designation of bodies to approve such persons,

as they do in relation to the approval of inspectors and the designation of bodies to approve inspectors respectively.

    (2) Regulations 4 and 6 of the Principal Regulations are hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 16(9) of the Act insofar as either requires compliance with - 

(a) Part A (structure) of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations, and

(b) Part L (conservation of fuel and power) of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations.

    (3) Where deposited plans are accompanied by a certificate as mentioned in section 16(9) of the Act, the evidence of insurance required by that provision is a declaration signed by the insurer that a named scheme of insurance approved by the Secretary of State applies in relation to the certificate which accompanies the plans.

    (4) For the purposes of section 16(9) of the Act, the circumstances in which the local authority may reject deposited plans on the grounds referred to in section 16(9)(i) or (ii) are where - 

(a) the certificate states that the work shown in the plans complies with the requirements of Part A (structure) of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations;

(b) paragraph A3 of that Schedule applies to the work shown in the plans; and

(c) the certificate does not contain a declaration that the person giving the certificate does not, and will not until the work is complete, have a professional or financial interest in the work.

    (5) The provisions of regulation 10(2) to (5) shall have effect for the purpose of determining whether a person has a professional or financial interest in the work shown in the plans as if references in those provisions to approved inspectors were references to persons approved for the purposes of section 16(9) of the Act.

(a) initial notices, amendment notices, notices under section 51C of the Act or public body's notices currently in force, and

(b) certificates described in paragraph (3) which have been accepted or are presumed to have been accepted.

    (2) The information to be registered is - 

(a) the description of the work to which the notice or certificate relates and of the location of the work;

(b) the name and address of any person who signed the notice or certificate;

(c) the name and address of the insurer who signed any declaration which accompanied the notice or certificate; and

(d) the date on which the notice or certificate was accepted or was presumed to have been accepted.

    (3) The certificates referred to in paragraph (1) are plans certificates, final certificates, public body's plans certificates, public body's final certificates and certificates given under section 16(9) of the Act.

    (4) A register shall include an index for enabling a person to trace any entry in the register by reference to the address of the land to which the notice or certificate relates.

    (5) The information prescribed in paragraph (2) shall be entered in the register as soon as practicable and in any event within 14 days of the occurrence to which it relates.

(a) before 1st January 2001 an initial notice, an amendment notice or a public body's notice has been given to a local authority; and

(b) building work is carried out or is to be carried out on or after that date in accordance with any such notice.

    (2) Where an initial notice given before 1st January 2001 is varied by an amendment notice given on or after that date, the Regulations specified in Schedule 1 shall continue to apply, as if these Regulations had not been made, in relation to so much of the building work as could have been carried out under that initial notice if the amendment notice had not been given.


Nick Raynsford
Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

13th September 2000

[(a) in the case of a notice given by an inspector approved following an application under regulation 3(1) of the 2000 Regulations, a copy of the notice of approval,]

(b) a declaration signed by the insurer that a named scheme of insurance approved by the Secretary of State applies in relation to the work described in the notice,

[(c) in the case of the erection or extension of a building, a plan to a scale of not less than 1:1250 showing the boundaries and location of the site and a statement - 


(i) as to the approximate location of any proposed connection to be made to a sewer, or

(ii) if no connection is to be made to a sewer, as to the proposals for the discharge of any proposed drain, including the location of any cesspool, or

(iii) if no provision is to be made for drainage, of the reasons why none is necessary,]



[(d) where it is proposed to erect a building or extension over a sewer or drain shown on the relative map of sewers, a statement as to the location of the building or extension and the precautions to be taken in building over the sewer or drain,]

[(e) a statement of any local enactment relevant to the work, and of the steps to be taken to comply with it.]

     5. The work [is]/[is not] (5) minor work (6).

     6. [I (7) declare that I do not, and will not while this notice is in force, have any financial or professional interest (8) in the work described.] (9)

     7. The approved inspector [will]/[will not] (10) be obliged to consult the fire authority by regulation 13 of the 2000 Regulations.

     8. [I (7) undertake to consult the fire authority before giving a plans certificate in accordance with section 50 of the Act or a final certificate in accordance with section 51 of the Act in respect of any of the work described above.] (9)

     9. I (7) am aware of the obligations laid upon me by Part II of the Act and by regulation 11 of the 2000 Regulations.

Signed	Signed
Approved Inspector	Person intending to carry out the work
Date	Date

NOTES

(1) Name and address of local authority.

(2) Location and description of the work, including the use of any building to which the work relates.

(3) Name and address.

(4) The local authority may reject this notice only on grounds prescribed by the Secretary of State. These are set out in Schedule 3 to the 2000 Regulations. They include failure to provide relevant documents. The documents listed in paragraph 4 of the notice relevant to the work described above should therefore be sent with this notice. Any sub-paragraph which does not apply should be deleted.

(5) Delete whichever does not apply.

(6) "Minor work" has the meaning given in regulation 10(1) of the 2000 Regulations. If the work is not minor work, the declaration in paragraph 6 must be made.

(7) Name of the approved inspector.

(8) "Professional or financial interest" has the meaning given in regulation 10 of the 2000 Regulations.

(9) Delete this statement if it does not apply.

(10) Delete whichever does not apply. If the inspector is obliged to consult the fire authority, the declaration in paragraph 8 must be made.

(a) a copy of the original notice,

[(b) in the case of a notice given by an inspector approved following an application under regulation 3(1) of the 2000 Regulations, a copy of the notice of approval,]

(c) either:


(i) a statement to the effect that all plans submitted with the original notice remain unchanged; or

(ii) all amended plans are included with the notice with a statement to the effect that any plans not included remain unchanged, (4)



(d) a declaration signed by the insurer that a named scheme of insurance approved by the Secretary of State applies in relation to the work described in the notice,

[(e) in the case of the erection or extension of a building, a plan to a scale of not less than 1:1250 showing the boundaries and location of the site and a statement - 



(i) as to the approximate location of any proposed connection to be made to a sewer, or

(ii) if no connection is to be made to a sewer, as to the proposals for the discharge of any proposed drain, including the location of any cesspool, or

(iii) if no provision is to be made for drainage, of the reasons why none is necessary,]



[(f) where it is proposed to erect a building or extension over a sewer or drain shown on the relative map of sewers, a statement as to the location of the building or extension and the precautions to be taken in building over the sewer or drain,]

[(g) a statement of any local enactment relevant to the work, and of the steps taken to comply with it.]

     4. The work [is]/[is not] (4) minor work (5).

     [5. I (6) declare that I do not, and will not while this notice is in force, have any financial or professional interest (7) in the work described.] (8)

     [6. I (6) am satisfied that plans relating to the work described above have been submitted to me, and that they neither are defective nor show work which, if carried out in accordance with them, would contravene any provision of building regulations.] (8)

     7. The approved inspector [will]/[will not] (9) be obliged to consult the fire authority by regulation 13 of the 2000 Regulations.

     [8. I (6) undertake to consult the fire authority before giving a plans certificate in accordance with section 50 of the Act or a final certificate in accordance with section 51 of the Act in respect of any of the work described above.] (8)

     9. I (6) am aware of the obligations laid upon me by Part II of the Act and by regulation 11 of the 2000 Regulations.

Signed	Signed
Approved Inspector	Person intending to carry out the work
Date	Date

NOTES

(1) Name and address of local authority.

(2) Location and/or description of the new work in the amendment notice and how it amends the work mentioned in the initial notice including the use of any building to which the new work relates.

(3) The local authority may reject this notice only on grounds prescribed by the Secretary of State. These are set out in paragraphs 1 to 11 of Schedule 3 to the 2000 Regulations. They include failure to provide relevant documents. The documents listed in paragraph 3 of the notice relevant to the work described above should therefore be sent with this notice. Any sub-paragraph which does not apply should be deleted.

(4) Delete whichever does not apply.

(5) "Minor work" has the meaning given in regulation 10(1) of the 2000 Regulations. If the work is not minor work, the declaration in paragraph 5 must be made.

(6) Name of the approved inspector.

(7) "Professional or financial interest" has the meaning given in regulation 10 of the 2000 Regulations.

(8) Delete this statement if it does not apply.

(9) Delete whichever does not apply. If the inspector is obliged to consult the fire authority, the declaration in paragraph 8 must be made.

(1) Location and description of the work, including the use of any building to which the work relates.

(2) Delete whichever does not apply.

(3) Insert date.

(4) "Minor work" has the meaning given in regulation 10(1) of the 2000 Regulations. If the work is not minor work, the declaration in paragraph 6 must be made.

(5) "Professional or financial interest" has the meaning given in regulation 10 of the 2000 Regulations.

(6) Delete this statement if it does not apply.

(7) Insert the date and reference number.

[(a) in the case of a notice given by an inspector approved following an application under regulation 3(1) of the 2000 Regulations, a copy of the notice of approval,]

(b) a declaration signed by the insurer that a named scheme of insurance approved by the Secretary of State applies in relation to the work described in the notice,

[(c) in the case of the erection or extension of a building, a plan to a scale of not less than 1:1250 showing the boundaries and location of the site and a statement - 


(i) as to the approximate location of any proposed connection to be made to a sewer, or

(ii) if no connection is to be made to a sewer, as to the proposals for the discharge of any proposed drain, including the location of any cesspool, or

(iii) if no provision is to be made for drainage, of the reasons why none is necessary,]



[(d) where it is proposed to erect a building or extension over a sewer or drain shown on the relative map of sewers, a statement as to the location of the building or extension and the precautions to be taken in building over the sewer or drain,]

[(e) a statement of any local enactment relevant to the work, and of the steps to be taken to comply with it.]

     5. The work [is]/[is not] (5) minor work (6).

     [6. I (7) declare that I do not, and will not while this notice is in force, have any financial or professional interest (8) in the work described.] (9)

     7. I (7) am satisfied that plans relating to the work described above have been submitted to me, and that they neither are defective nor show work which, if carried out in accordance with them, would contravene any provision of building regulations.

     8. The approved inspector [is]/[is not] (10) obliged to consult the fire authority by regulation 13 of the 2000 Regulations.

     [9. I (7) have consulted the fire authority in accordance with regulation 13.] (9)

     10. [I (7) undertake to consult the fire authority before giving a final certificate in accordance with section 51 of the Act in respect of any of the work described above.] (9)

     11. The plans to which this certificate relates bear the following date and reference number: (11)

     12. I (7) am aware of the obligations laid upon me by Part II of the Act and by regulation 11 of the 2000 Regulations.

Signed	Signed
Approved Inspector	Person intending to carry out the work
Date	Date

NOTES

(1) Name and address of local authority.

(2) Location and description of the work, including the use of any building to which the work relates.

(3) Name and address.

(4) The local authority may reject this notice only on grounds prescribed by the Secretary of State. These are set out in Schedules 3 and 4 to the 2000 Regulations. They include failure to provide relevant documents. The documents listed in paragraph 4 of the notice relevant to the work described above should therefore be sent with this notice. Any sub-paragraph which does not apply should be deleted.

(5) Delete whichever does not apply.

(6) "Minor work" has the meaning given in regulation 10(1) of the 2000 Regulations. If the work is not minor work, the declaration in paragraph 6 must be made.

(7) Name of the approved inspector.

(8) "Professional or financial interest" has the meaning given in regulation 10 of the 2000 Regulations.

(9) Delete this statement if it does not apply.

(10) Delete whichever does not apply. If the inspector is obliged to consult the fire authority, the declarations in paragraph 9 and 10 must be made.

(11) Insert the date and reference number.

(1) Location and description of the work, including the use of any building to which the work relates.

(2) Delete whichever does not apply.

(3) Insert date.

(4) Delete this statement if it does not apply.

(5) "Minor work" has the meaning given in regulation 10(1) of the 2000 Regulations. If the work is not minor work, the declaration in paragraph 8 must be made.

(1) Insert the name and address of the person to whom the notice is given. It must be given to the local authority and the person carrying out or intending to carry out the work.

(2) Location and description of the work, including the use of any building to which the work relates.

(3) Insert date.

(4) Delete this statement if it does not apply. If it applies, specify the provision of building regulations (including the specific requirement) which is contravened.

(1) Insert the name and address of the person to whom the notice is given. It must be given to the local authority and, if practicable, to the approved inspector.

(2) Location and description of the work, including the use of any building to which the work relates.

(3) Insert date.

(4) Delete whichever does not apply.

(1) Insert the name and address of the person to whom the notice is given. This notice must be given to the approved inspector and the person shown in the initial notice as the person intending to carry out the work.

(2) Location and description of the work, including the use of any building to which the work relates.

(3) Name and address of the local authority.

(4) Insert date.

[(a) in the case of the erection or extension of a building, a plan to a scale of not less than 1:1250 showing the boundaries and location of the site and a statement - 


(i) as to the approximate location of any proposed connection to be made to a sewer, or

(ii) if no connection is to be made to a sewer, as to the proposals for the discharge of any proposed drain, including the location of any cesspool, or

(iii) if no provision is to be made for drainage, of the reasons why none is necessary,]



[(b) where it is proposed to erect a building or extension over a sewer or drain shown on the relative map of sewers, a statement as to the location of the building or extension and the precautions to be taken in building over the sewer or drain,]

[(c) a statement of any local enactment relevant to the work, and of the steps to be taken to comply with it.]

     4. The public body [will]/[will not] (5) be obliged to consult the fire authority by regulation 23 of the 2000 Regulations.

     [5. (3) undertakes to consult the fire authority before giving a public body's plans certificate in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the Act or a public body's final certificate in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the Act in respect of any of the work described above.] (6)

Signature

Date

NOTES

(1) Name and address of local authority.

(2) Location and description of the work, including the use of any building to which the work relates.

(3) Name and address of public body.

(4) The local authority may reject this notice only on grounds prescribed by the Secretary of State. These are set out in Schedule 6 to the 2000 Regulations. They include failure to provide relevant documents. The documents listed in paragraph 3 relevant to the work described above should therefore be sent with this notice. Any sub-paragraph which does not apply should be deleted.

(5) Delete whichever does not apply. If the public body is obliged to consult the fire authority, the declaration in paragraph 5 must be made.

(6) Delete this statement if it does not apply.

(1) Location and description of the work, including the use of any building to which the work relates.

(2) Name and address of public body.

(3) Delete whichever does not apply.

(4) Insert date.

(5) Delete this statement if it does not apply.

(6) Insert the date and reference number.

[(a) in the case of the erection or extension of a building, a plan to a scale of not less than 1:1250 showing the boundaries and location of the site and a statement - 


(i) as to the approximate location of any proposed connection to be made to a sewer, or

(ii) if no connection is to be made to a sewer, as to the proposals for the discharge of any proposed drain, including the location of any cesspool, or

(iii) if no provision is to be made for drainage, of the reasons why none is necessary,]



[(b) where it is proposed to erect a building or extension over a sewer or drain shown on the relative map of sewers, a statement as to the location of the building or extension and the precautions to be taken in building over the sewer or drain,]

[(c) a statement of any local enactment relevant to the work, and of the steps to be taken to comply with it.]

     4. Plans of the work described above have been inspected by a servant or agent of the public body who is competent to assess the plans and he is satisfied that the plans neither are defective nor show work which, if carried out in accordance with them, would contravene any provision of building regulations.

     [5. The fire authority has been consulted in accordance with regulation 23 of the 2000 Regulations.] (5)

     [6. The body undertakes to consult the fire authority before giving a final certificate in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the Act in respect of the work described above.] (5)

     7. The plans inspected bear the following date and reference number: (6)

Signature

Date

NOTES

(1) Name and address of local authority.

(2) Location and description of the work, including the use of any building to which the work relates.

(3) Name and address of public body.

(4) The local authority may reject this notice only on grounds prescribed by the Secretary of State. These are set out in Schedules 6 and 7 of the 2000 Regulations. They include failure to provide relevant documents. The documents listed in paragraph 3 relevant to the work described above should therefore be sent with this notice. Any sub-paragraph which does not apply should be deleted.

(5) Delete this statement if it does not apply.

(6) Insert the date and reference number.

(1) Location and description of the work, including the use of any building to which the work relates.

(2) Delete whichever does not apply.

(3) Insert the name of the public body.

(4) Insert the date.

(5) Delete this statement if it does not apply.

(a) the location and a description of the work, including the use of any building to which the work relates;

(b) information needed by the local authority to decide whether the notice is to be rejected on ground 9, 10 or 11.

Notice of approval
     5. In the case of a notice signed by an inspector approved in accordance with regulation 3(1) by a designated body, the initial notice is not accompanied by a copy of the notice of his approval.

(a) any proposed drain or private sewer will be deemed to be a satisfactory drain by virtue of section 21(4) and (5) of the Act, or

(b) in the particular case they may properly dispense with any provision for drainage.

Building over sewers
     10. The work described includes the erection of a building or extension over a sewer or drain shown on the relative map of sewers, and the local authority are not satisfied that in the circumstances of the particular case they may properly consent to the erection of the proposed building or extension either unconditionally or subject to compliance with any requirements imposed as a condition of accepting the notice.

Local enactments
     11. The local authority are not satisfied that the work described will comply with any local enactment which requires or authorises them to reject plans submitted in accordance with building regulations.

(a) an earlier notice has ceased to be in force and the local authority have taken no positive step to supervise the work described in it; or

(b) the notice is accompanied by an undertaking by the approved inspector who gave an earlier notice to the effect that he will cancel that notice as soon as the initial notice under consideration is accepted.

(a) the certificate is not signed by the approved inspector who gave that notice; or

(b) that person is no longer an approved inspector.

Lack of declarations

Insurance
     6. The certificate is not accompanied by a declaration signed by the insurer that a named scheme of insurance approved by the Secretary of State applies in relation to the work to which the certificate relates.

Fire authority
     7. The approved inspector was obliged by regulation 13 to consult the fire authority before giving the certificate, but the certificate does not contain a declaration that he has consulted them in accordance with that regulation.

Independence
     8. Except where the work to which it relates is stated in the certificate to be minor work, within the meaning of regulation 10(1), the certificate does not contain a declaration by the approved inspector that he has not since giving the initial notice in question had any professional or financial interest in that work.

(a) the certificate is not signed by the approved inspector who gave that notice, or

(b) that person is no longer an approved inspector.

Lack of declarations

Insurance
     5. The certificate is not accompanied by a declaration signed by the insurer that a named scheme of insurance approved by the Secretary of State applies in relation to the work to which the certificate relates.

Independence
     6. Except where the work to which it relates is stated in the certificate to be minor work within the meaning of regulation 10(1), the certificate does not contain a declaration by the approved inspector that he has not since giving that notice had any professional or financial interest in that work.

(a) the location and a description of the work, including the use of any building to which the work relates;

(b) information needed by the local authority to decide whether the notice is to be rejected on ground 6, 7 or 8.

Lack of undertaking

Fire authority
     5. The public body will be obliged by regulation 23 to consult the fire authority before giving a public body's plans certificate or a public body's final certificate, and the notice does not contain an undertaking to do so.

(a) any proposed drain or private sewer will be deemed to be a satisfactory drain by virtue of section 21(4) and (5) of the Act, or

(b) in the particular case they may properly dispense with any provision for drainage.

Building over sewers
     7. The work described includes the erection of a building or extension over a sewer or drain shown on the relative map of sewers, and the local authority are not satisfied that in the circumstances of the particular case they may properly consent to the erection of the proposed building or extension either unconditionally or subject to compliance with any requirements imposed as a condition of accepting the notice.

Local enactments
     8. The local authority are not satisfied that the work described will comply with any local enactment which requires or authorises them to reject plans submitted in accordance with building regulations.

(a) the certificate is not signed by or on behalf of the public body which gave that notice; or

(b) that body has ceased to be a public body within the meaning of section 54 of the Act.

Lack of declaration

Fire authority
     6. The public body was obliged by regulation 23 to consult the fire authority before giving the certificate, but the certificate does not contain a declaration that they have been consulted in accordance with that regulation.