In the Building Act 1984 after section 90 insert—

“90AFunctions under this Part: the regulator etc

(1)

The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that in specified cases, a specified function under this Part of local authorities in England is to be a function of the regulator instead of, or in addition to, the local authority in question.

(2)

The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that in specified cases, a relevant authority proposing to exercise a specified function under this Part must notify a specified relevant authority of specified matters.

(3)

The notification must be made in the specified way and by the specified time.

(4)

In this section—

“relevant authority” means the regulator or a local authority for an area in England;

“specified” means specified by regulations under this section.”