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            An Act to consolidate certain enactments concerning building and buildings and related matters.</dc:description><dc:date>1984-10-31</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-03-06</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-01-27</dct:valid>
					
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NumberOfProvisions="8" id="part-2A-crossheading-operational-standards-rules" RestrictStartDate="2023-04-06"><Title><Addition ChangeId="key-b7f8bb5e156b7a48ec0054a908278692-1682414390105" CommentaryRef="key-b7f8bb5e156b7a48ec0054a908278692">Operational standards rules</Addition></Title><P1group id="p00212" RestrictStartDate="2023-04-06"><Title><Addition ChangeId="key-b7f8bb5e156b7a48ec0054a908278692-1682414390105" CommentaryRef="key-b7f8bb5e156b7a48ec0054a908278692">Investigations</Addition></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/section/58Z3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/section/58Z3" id="section-58Z3"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-b7f8bb5e156b7a48ec0054a908278692-1682414390105" CommentaryRef="key-b7f8bb5e156b7a48ec0054a908278692">58Z3</Addition></Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/section/58Z3/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/section/58Z3/1" id="section-58Z3-1"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-b7f8bb5e156b7a48ec0054a908278692-1682414390105" CommentaryRef="key-b7f8bb5e156b7a48ec0054a908278692">1</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-b7f8bb5e156b7a48ec0054a908278692-1682414390105" CommentaryRef="key-b7f8bb5e156b7a48ec0054a908278692">If it appears to the regulatory authority (on receipt of a complaint or otherwise) that a local authority or registered building control approver may have contravened the operational standards rules, the regulatory authority may investigate the matter.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/section/58Z3/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/section/58Z3/2" id="section-58Z3-2"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-b7f8bb5e156b7a48ec0054a908278692-1682414390105" CommentaryRef="key-b7f8bb5e156b7a48ec0054a908278692">2</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-b7f8bb5e156b7a48ec0054a908278692-1682414390105" CommentaryRef="key-b7f8bb5e156b7a48ec0054a908278692">The regulatory authority must prepare and publish a statement of the procedure it will follow when investigating an authority or approver under this section (which must include an opportunity for the authority or approver to make representations).</Addition></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/section/58Z3/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/55/section/58Z3/3" id="section-58Z3-3"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-b7f8bb5e156b7a48ec0054a908278692-1682414390105" CommentaryRef="key-b7f8bb5e156b7a48ec0054a908278692">3</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-b7f8bb5e156b7a48ec0054a908278692-1682414390105" CommentaryRef="key-b7f8bb5e156b7a48ec0054a908278692">The regulatory authority may revise the statement at any time (and must publish any revised 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30)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-42" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/30/section/42" CitationRef="ccsyn1ed5-00377" Operative="true" id="ccsyn1ed5-00378">ss. 42</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-170-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/30/section/170/4" CitationRef="ccsyn1ed5-00377" id="ccsyn1ed5-00379">170(4)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/362" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2023" Number="362" Title="The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023" id="ccsyn1ed5-00380">S.I. 2023/362</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="regulation-3-1-s" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/362/regulation/3/1/s" CitationRef="ccsyn1ed5-00380" id="ccsyn1ed5-00381">reg. 3(1)(s)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2023/914" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2023" Number="914" Title="The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2023" id="ccsyn1ed5-00382">S.I. 2023/914</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="regulation-2-b-viii" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2023/914/regulation/2/b/viii" CitationRef="ccsyn1ed5-00382" id="ccsyn1ed5-00383">regs. 2(b)(viii)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="regulation-4-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2023/914/regulation/4/a" CitationRef="ccsyn1ed5-00382" id="ccsyn1ed5-00384">4(a)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef SectionRef="regulation-4-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2023/914/regulation/4/b" CitationRef="ccsyn1ed5-00382" id="ccsyn1ed5-00385">(b)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef SectionRef="regulation-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2023/914/regulation/7" CitationRef="ccsyn1ed5-00382" id="ccsyn1ed5-00386">reg. 7</CitationSubRef>); <Citation 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URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2024/104/regulation/3" CitationRef="ccsyn1ed5-00389" id="ccsyn1ed5-00391">reg. 3</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2024/207" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2024" Number="207" Title="The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2024" id="ccsyn1ed5-00392">S.I. 2024/207</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="regulation-2-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2024/207/regulation/2/b" CitationRef="ccsyn1ed5-00392" id="ccsyn1ed5-00393">reg. 2(b)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef SectionRef="regulation-2-d-ii" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2024/207/regulation/2/d/ii" CitationRef="ccsyn1ed5-00392" id="ccsyn1ed5-00394">(d)(ii)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef SectionRef="regulation-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2024/207/regulation/3" CitationRef="ccsyn1ed5-00392" id="ccsyn1ed5-00395">regs. 3</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="regulation-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2024/207/regulation/4" CitationRef="ccsyn1ed5-00392" id="ccsyn1ed5-00396">4</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef StartSectionRef="regulation-8" EndSectionRef="regulation-12" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2024/207/regulation/8" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2024/207/regulation/12" CitationRef="ccsyn1ed5-00392" id="ccsyn1ed5-00397">8-12</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>