The Building and Approved Inspectors (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Transitional provisions

4.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Building Regulations 2000 (“the Building Regulations”) and the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2000 (“the Approved Inspectors Regulations”) shall continue to apply to any building work as if the amendments made by regulations 2(2), 2(5) and 3(2) had not been made where—

(a) before 6th April 2008 a building notice, an initial notice, an amendment notice or a public body’s notice has been given to, or full plans have been deposited with, a local authority; and

(b) building work is carried out or is to be carried out in accordance with any such notice or plans, whether with or without any departure from such plans.

(2) Where an initial notice given before 6th April 2008 is varied by an amendment notice given on or after that date, the Building Regulations and the Approved Inspectors Regulations shall continue to apply as if the amendments made by regulations 2(2), 2(5) and 3(2) had not been made, to so much of the building work as could have been carried out under that initial notice if the amendment notice had not been given.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), where before 2nd January 2008—

(a) work is commenced in accordance with a building notice, an initial notice, an amendment notice or a public body’s notice given to, or full plans deposited with, a local authority; or

(b) building work to which regulation 12(5) of the Building Regulations applies (exemption from the requirement to give a building notice or deposit full plans) is commenced,

the Building Regulations shall continue to apply to that work as if the amendment made by regulation 2(4)(b) of these Regulations had not been made.

(4) Where an initial notice given before 2nd January 2008 is varied by an amendment notice given on or after that date, the Building Regulations and the Approved Inspectors Regulations shall continue to apply as if the amendment made by regulation 2(4)(b) had not been made, to so much of the building work as could have been carried out under that initial notice if the amendment notice had not been given.

(5) The Building Regulations and the Approved Inspectors Regulations shall continue to apply to any building work as if the amendments made by regulations 2(2), 2(5) and 3(2) had not been made where building work is—

(a) commenced before 6th April 2008; or

(b) the contract for the provision of the work is entered into before that date and the work is commenced before 1st October 2008.