(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Regulation 2 of these Regulations introduces the Schedule. Part 1 of the Schedule amends the Building Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2214), as they apply in England, so as to impose (in the new paragraphs RA1 and RA2 inserted in Schedule 1 to those Regulations by paragraph 8 of the Schedule) new requirements relating to the provision, in relation to newly built dwellings, of “gigabit-ready physical infrastructure” and a connection to a “gigabit-capable public electronic communications network” (those terms being defined in regulation 44C of those Regulations as amended by paragraph 6 of the Schedule).
Paragraph 5 of the Schedule inserts in those Regulations new regulations 44ZB and 44ZC, which modify or exclude the new requirements in certain cases.
Part 2 of the Schedule contains related amendments to the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2215), as they apply in England.
Regulation 3 makes transitional provision under which the new requirements do not apply in certain cases.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector or community bodies is foreseen.