Title, application and commencement1
1
The title of these Regulations is the Building (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2015.
2
These Regulations apply in relation to Wales but do not apply in relation to excepted energy buildings in Wales.
3
These Regulations come into force on the following dates—
a
this regulation, regulations 2, 3, 4(a) and the Schedule on 31 July 2015; and
b
regulation 4(b) on 31 December 2015.
4
In this regulation “excepted energy building” (“adeilad ynni a eithrir”) has the meaning given by the Schedule to the Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (No. 2) Order 20093.
Amendment of the Building Regulations 2010
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The Building Regulations 20104 are amended as follows.
3
For the Table in Schedule 3 (self-certification schemes and exemptions from requirement to give building notice or deposit full plans) substitute the Table as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
4
In regulation 43(4) (pressure testing)—
a
after “ the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing” insert “, the Independent Airtightness Testing Scheme Limited5”; and
b
omit “the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing,”.