8.—(1) Section 14 of the 1984 Act (consultation with Building Regulations Advisory Committee and other bodies) is amended as follows.
F1(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F2(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F3(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(5) After subsection (4) insert—
“(5) The Welsh Ministers shall appoint a committee, to be known as the Building Regulations Advisory Committee for Wales, for the purpose of advising them on the exercise of their power to make building regulations, and on other subjects connected with building regulations.
(6) The Welsh Ministers may pay such expenses incurred by members of the Building Regulations Advisory Committee for Wales as the Welsh Ministers may determine.
(7) Before making any building regulations containing substantive requirements, the Welsh Ministers shall consult the Building Regulations Advisory Committee for Wales and such other bodies as appear to them to be representative of the interests concerned.
(8) Before making any building regulations containing provision of the kind authorised by paragraph 11(1)(c) of Schedule 1 to this Act, the Welsh Ministers shall consult—
(a)the Building Regulations Advisory Committee for Wales,
(b)such persons or bodies as appear to them to be representative of local authorities in Wales, and
(c)such other bodies as appear to them to be representative of the interests concerned.”.
Textual Amendments
F1Art. 8(2) omitted (1.4.2023) by virtue of The Building Safety Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments and Prescribed Functions) and Architects Act 1997 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/229), regs. 1(1), 2(2)
F2Art. 8(3) omitted (1.4.2023) by virtue of The Building Safety Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments and Prescribed Functions) and Architects Act 1997 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/229), regs. 1(1), 2(2)
F3Art. 8(4) omitted (1.4.2023) by virtue of The Building Safety Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments and Prescribed Functions) and Architects Act 1997 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/229), regs. 1(1), 2(2)
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