PART 9Testing and Commissioning
Pressure testingC143
1
This regulation applies to the erection of a building in relation to which paragraph L1(a)(i) of Schedule 1 imposes a requirement.
2
Where this regulation applies, the person carrying out the work shall, for the purpose of ensuring compliance with regulation 26 and paragraph L1(a)(i) of Schedule 1—
a
ensure that—
i
pressure testing is carried out in such circumstances as are approved by the Secretary of State; and
ii
the testing is carried out in accordance with a procedure approved by the Secretary of State; and
b
subject to paragraph (5), give notice of the results of the testing to the local authority.
3
The notice referred to in paragraph (2)(b) shall—
a
record the results and the data upon which they are based in a manner approved by the Secretary of State; and
b
be given to the local authority not later than seven days after the final test is carried out.
4
A local authority are authorised to accept, as evidence that the requirements of paragraph (2)(a)(ii) have been satisfied, a certificate to that effect by a person who is registered by the British Institute of Non-destructive TestingF2F1or the Air Tightness Testing and Measurement AssociationM1 in respect of pressure testing for the air tightness of buildings.
5
Where such a certificate contains the information required by paragraph (3)(a), paragraph (2)(b) does not apply.