Prospective
Welsh Statutory Instruments
Building And Buildings, Wales
Made
12 December 2025
Laid before Senedd Cymru
17 December 2025
Coming into force
1 July 2026
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), 3(1), 30A(1), (3), (5), (6), and (9), 34, 35(2), 35B(7)(a), 35C(1)(a), 47(4)(b)(ii) and 91B(7) of, and paragraphs 1A to 1I , 5B, 5C and 10 of Schedule 1 to, the Building Act 1984(1), make the following Regulations.
In accordance with section 14(7)(2) of the Building Act 1984, the Welsh Ministers have consulted the Building Regulations Advisory Committee for Wales and any other person that the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.
1984 c. 55. Section 30A was inserted by section 37 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (“the 2022 Act”). Section 35 was substituted by section 39 of the 2022 Act. Sections 35B and 35C were inserted by section 38 of the 2022 Act. Section 91B(7) was inserted by paragraph 56 of Schedule 5 to the 2022 Act. Paragraphs 1A to 1I, 5B and 5C of Schedule 1 were inserted by sections 33 to 35 of the 2022 Act. Paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 was substituted by paragraph 83(8) of Schedule 5 to the 2022 Act. See the definitions of “appropriate national authority” and “prescribed” in section 126 of the Building Act 1984.
Section 14(7) was amended by paragraph 17(3) of Schedule 5 to the 2022 Act.