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CONTAINING TWO OR MORE RESIDENTIAL UNITS</heading><chapter eId="part-1-chapter-3"><num>CHAPTER 3</num><heading>REGISTRATION OF CATEGORY 1 BUILDINGS AND CATEGORY 2 BUILDINGS</heading><hcontainer name="crossheading" ukl:Name="Pblock" eId="part-1-chapter-3-crossheading-requirement-to-register-and-registration-procedure"><heading>Requirement to register and registration procedure</heading><section eId="section-20" uk:target="true"><num>20</num><heading>Registration procedure</heading><subsection eId="section-20-1"><num>(1)</num><intro><p>The building safety authority for a category 1 building or a category 2 building must register the building if the principal accountable person for the building has—</p></intro><level class="para1" eId="section-20-1-a"><num>(a)</num><content><p>made an application to register the building that complies with regulations made under subsection (3), and</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-20-1-b"><num>(b)</num><content><p>paid the fee (if any) required by regulations made under section 125.</p></content></level></subsection><subsection eId="section-20-2"><num>(2)</num><content><p>The building safety authority must not register the building if the principal accountable person has not paid the fee (if any) required by regulations made under section 125.</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-20-3"><num>(3)</num><intro><p>The Welsh Ministers‍ must by regulations make provision about—</p></intro><level class="para1" eId="section-20-3-a"><num>(a)</num><content><p>how an application to register the building must be made;</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-20-3-b"><num>(b)</num><content><p>the form and content of an application‍.</p></content></level></subsection><subsection eId="section-20-4"><num>(4)</num><content><p>Regulations under subsection (3) may make provision about the documents (if any) that must be included with an application.</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-20-5"><num>(5)</num><content><p>If the building safety authority registers the building, it must give the principal accountable person a notice confirming that the building is registered.</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-20-6"><num>(6)</num><intro><p>The notice must include—</p></intro><level class="para1" eId="section-20-6-a"><num>(a)</num><content><p>the date of registration,</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-20-6-b"><num>(b)</num><content><p>the registration number given to the building,</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-20-6-c"><num>(c)</num><content><p>the category of the building (see section 6) and information about the right of review under section 64, and</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-20-6-d"><num>(d)</num><content><p>information about how the principal accountable person may obtain a copy of the entry in the register for the building.</p></content></level></subsection><subsection eId="section-20-7"><num>(7)</num><content><p>If the building safety authority does not register the building, it must give the principal accountable person a notice confirming that the building is not registered.</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-20-8"><num>(8)</num><intro><p>The notice must include—</p></intro><level class="para1" eId="section-20-8-a"><num>(a)</num><content><p>the reasons for the building not being registered, and</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-20-8-b"><num>(b)</num><content><p>information about the right of review under section 64.</p></content></level></subsection><subsection eId="section-20-9"><num>(9)</num><content><p>The building safety authority must give a notice under subsection (5) or (7) before the end of 21 days beginning with the day after the day on which the application to register is received by the authority.</p></content></subsection></section></hcontainer></chapter></part></body></act></akomaNtoso>