The Building (Inner London) Regulations 1987

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Building (Inner London) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 1st July 1987.

Further application of building regulations and the Building Act 1984 to inner London

2.—(1) The Building Regulations 1985(1) and the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 1985(2) shall be amended as provided in Part I of Schedule 2 to these Regulations, being amendments to apply further provisions of those Regulations to inner London.

(2) The following provisions of the Building Act 1984 apply in relation to a local authority in inner London as they apply to a local authority outside inner London—

• section 18 (building over sewer etc.);

• section 21 (provision of drainage);

• section 22 (drainage of buildings in combination);

• section 23 (provision of facilities for refuse).

(3) Paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Building Act 1984 shall have effect with the insertion after “71” of “, 72(1) to (4), (6) and (7), 73”.

Consequential modifications and repeals

3.—(1) The Building (Prescribed Fees etc.) Regulations 1985(3) and the Building (Inner London) Regulations 1985(4) shall be amended as provided in Part II of Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

(2) The enactments mentioned in Schedule 3 shall have effect subject to the modifications specified in that Schedule.

(3) The enactments and instruments mentioned in Schedule 4 are repealed or revoked to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

Transitional Provisions

4.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, these Regulations do not apply to any building, structure or work if on 1st July 1987 the Building (Inner London) Regulations 1985 do not apply to that building, structure or work, or if, before that date—

(a) a contract was entered into for the erection of the building, construction of the structure or execution of the work; or

(b) the erection of the building, construction of the structure or execution of the work was commenced; or

(c) plans were deposited or notice was given in respect of the building, structure or work under any of the enactments and instruments which would be repealed or revoked if these Regulations applied; or

(d) in respect of the building, structure or work, a building notice was given or full plans were deposited under regulation 11 of the Building Regulations 1985 or an initial notice or a public body’s notice was given,

until that building, structure or work has been completed.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) above, these Regulations shall apply to any building, structure or work if, on or after 1st July 1987—

(a) in respect of that building, structure or work, a building notice is given or full plans are deposited under regulation 11 of the Building Regulations 1985 or an initial notice or a public body’s notice is given, and

(b) those plans or that notice includes work in respect of which any of the enactments or instruments repealed or revoked by these Regulations requires the deposit of plans or the giving of notice; and

(c) at the time that those plans are deposited or that notice is given the building work to which those plans or that notice relate has not been commenced.