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Building Regulations

The legislative framework of the 'Building Regulations' is principally made up of:

Both have been amended several times since 2000, the most recent time on 8 September 2009.

The latest amendments in 2009 were delivered through:

  1. The Building and Approved Inspectors (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2465)
  2. The Building (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2397)
  3. The Building and Approved Inspectors (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/1219)
  4. The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/466)

 

Latest Circular and Divisional Circular Letters

  • Circular 10/2009: Postponement of the coming into force of the amendments made to Part G and other provisions of the Building Regulations.
    The regulations will come into force on 30 September 2009.
  • Divisional circular letter: Dated 11 September 2009 informs all building control about the postponement of the coming into force of the amendments made to Part G and other provisions of the Building Regulations.

These amended regulations:

  1. amend the coming into force dates of amendments made to Building Regulations 2000 and the Building (Approved Inspectors etc) Regulations 2000 by the Building and Approved Inspectors (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1219) and the Building (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2009 (S.I.2009/2397)
  2. draw attention to the corresponding amendments to the dates in the transitional provisions in the Building and Approved Inspectors (Amendment) Regulations 2009 made by these regulations
  3. announce that the approval of Approved Document G (Sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency) which was published in draft on 13 May 2009 will not now come into force until 6 April 2010.


 

  • Circular 09/2009: The Building Regulations 2000 - Authorisation of New Competent Person Schemes, New Water Efficiency Calculation Methodology Publication, and Revocation of a Spent Provision on the Time Limit for Prosecution

This circular letter draws attention to amendments relating to the authorisation of new Competent Person Schemes, publication of a new water efficiency calculation methodology and the revocation of a spent provision on the time limit for prosecution.

 

  • Circular 05/2009: New Part G in Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations and new minimum water efficiency requirements which was made on the 13 May 2009.
    These Regulations will come into force on 1st October 2009. (See amendments in Circular 10/2009 regarding new coming into force dates for Part G and Approved document G)
  • Divisional circular letter  dated 13 May 2009  informs building Control Bodies changes in respect of Part G in Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations, and new minimum water efficiency requirements in new dwellings.

The Amendment Regulations introduce revised and extended requirements G1 to G6 (sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency) into Schedule 1 of the Building Regulations and revoke current requirements G1 to G3. It also introduces the new minimum water efficiency requirements for new dwellings.
They also add two new categories of work where no building notice or full plans is required:

  1. in an existing cold water supply, the replacement of any part, or the addition of output or control devices
  2. provision of a hot water storage system with a hot water storage vessel of not more than 15 litres, provided that any related electrical installation work also does not require a building notice or full plans.

  • Circular 01/2009 Minor changes to Schedule 2A to the Building Regulations (Self-certification schemes and exemptions from the requirement to give a building notice or deposit full plans) which was made on 9 March 2009. The provisions will come into force on 1 April 2009.
  • Divisional Circular Letter  dated 9 March 2009 informs Building Control Bodies about the minor changes to Schedule 2A to the Building Regulations

The Amendment Regulations add to the persons able to self-certify the installation of a heating or hot water system connected to a heat-producing gas appliance, or associated controls, persons registered with Capita Gas Registration and Ancillary Services Limited. 
Updates the Electrical Contractors Association scheme, all its schemes should now be referred to by its subsidiary EC Certification Limited name.

Related Website

United Kingdom Legislation: Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) (external link)
This links to all published Statutory Instruments from 1987 onwards.