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The Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2000

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PART IVPLANS CERTIFICATES

Form of plans certificate

14.  The prescribed form of a plans certificate(1)—

(a)which is not combined with an initial notice, shall be form 3 in Schedule 2; or

(b)which is combined with an initial notice, shall be form 4 in Schedule 2.

Grounds and period for rejecting plans certificate

15.—(1) The grounds on which a local authority shall reject a plans certificate which is not combined with an initial notice are those prescribed in Schedule 4.

(2) The grounds on which a local authority shall reject a plans certificate combined with an initial notice are those prescribed in Schedule 3 and Schedule 4.

(3) The period within which a local authority may give notice of rejection of a plans certificate (whether or not combined with an initial notice) is five days beginning on the day on which the certificate is given.

Effect of plans certificate

16.  If an initial notice ceases to be in force as described in section 47(4)(b) of the Act (cancellation etc. of initial notice) and the conditions in section 53(2) of the Act (plans certificate given, accepted and not rescinded) are satisfied, the local authority may not—

(a)give a notice under section 36(1) of the Act (removal or alteration of work which contravenes building regulations); or

(b)institute proceedings under section 35 of the Act for a contravention of building regulations; in relation to any work described in the certificate which has been carried out in accordance with the plans to which the certificate relates.

(1)

See section 50 of the Building Act 1984.

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