Change 1 Article Choose an article Title and introductory text 1 Power to make building regulations. 1A Buildings of special historical or architectural interest 2 Continuing requirements. 2A Continuing requirements in relation to fuel, power and emissions 2B Optional requirements 2C Review of minimum energy performance requirements 3 Exemption of particular classes of buildings etc. 4 Exemption of educational buildings and buildings of statutory undertakers. 5 Exemption of public bodies from procedural requirements of building regulations. 6 Approval of documents for purposes of building regulations. 7 Compliance or non-compliance with approved documents. 8 Relaxation of building regulations. 9 Application for relaxation. 10 Advertisement of proposal for relaxation of building regulations. 11 Type relaxation of building regulations. 12 Power of appropriate national authority to approve type of building matter. 13 Delegation of power to approve. 14 Consultation with Building Regulations Advisory Committee and other bodies : Wales 15 Consultation with fire authority. 16 Passing or rejection of plans. 17 Approval of persons to give certificates etc. 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Use of short-lived materials. 21 Provision of drainage. 22 Drainage of buildings in combination. 23 Provision of facilities for refuse. 24 Provision of exits etc. 25 Provision of water supply. 26–29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30A Determination of certain applications by appropriate national authority 31 Proposed departure from plans. 32 Lapse of building control approval 33 Tests for conformity with building regulations. 34 Classification of buildings. 35 Offence of contravening building regulations etc 35A Time limit for prosecution for contravention of ... building regulations 35B Compliance notices 35C Stop notices 35D Compliance and stop notices: supplementary 36 Removal or alteration of offending work. 37 Obtaining of report where section 36 notice given. 38 Civil liability. 39 Appeal against refusal etc. to relax building regulations. 39A Appeals against compliance notices and stop notices etc 40 Appeal against section 36 notice. 41 Appeal to Crown Court. 42 Appeal and statement of case to High Court in certain cases. 43 Procedure on appeal to Secretary of State on certain matters. 43A Appeals under sections 20, 39 and 50: England 46 Inner London. 46A Building control authorities: restricted activities and functions 47 Giving and acceptance of initial notice. 48 Effect of initial notice. 49 Approved inspectors. 50 Plans certificates. 51 Final certificates. 51A Variation of work to which initial notice relates. 51B Effect of amendment notice 51C Change of person intending to carry out work 52 Cancellation of initial notice. 52A Cancellation of initial notice when work becomes higher-risk building work 52B Effect of initial notice ceasing to be in force where work becomes higher-risk building work 53 Effect of initial notice ceasing to be in force. 53A Lapse of initial notice 53B New initial notice: change of registered building control approver 53C Consideration of transfer certificate and report 53D Cancellation of initial notice: change of registered building control approver 53E Restriction on functions of registered building control approvers 54 Giving, acceptance and effect of public body’s notice. 54A Public bodies and higher-risk building work 54B Registered building control approvers: restricted activities and functions 55 Appeals. 56 Recording and furnishing of information. 56A Giving information by electronic means: England 56B Requirement to keep register: England 56C Delegation of functions 57 Offences. 58 Construction of Part II. 58A “Regulatory authority” 58B “Registered building inspector” 58C Register of building inspectors 58D Application for registration as building inspector 58E Variation or cancellation of registration as building inspector 58F Code of conduct 58G Registered building inspectors: information notices 58H Professional misconduct investigations 58I Sanctions for professional misconduct 58J Interim suspension for suspected serious professional misconduct 58K Suspension orders: further provision 58L Offences relating to registration 58M Offence of acting as, or pretending to be, a registered building inspector 58N “Registered building control approver” 58O Register of building control approvers 58P Application for registration as building control approver 58Q Variation or cancellation of registration as building control approver 58R Professional conduct rules 58S Registered building control approvers: information notices 58T Investigations into contraventions of professional conduct rules 58U Sanctions for contravention of professional conduct rules 58V Interim suspension for suspected serious contravention 58W Offence of registered building control approver acting outside scope of registration 58X Offence of pretending to be a registered building control approver 58Y Delegation of registration functions 58Z Operational standards rules 58Z1 Reporting requirements 58Z2 Information: Wales 58Z3 Investigations 58Z4 Improvement notice 58Z5 Serious contravention notices 58Z6 Continuing failure to meet standards: registered building control approvers 58Z7 Continuing failure to meet standards: local authorities in England 58Z8 Inspections 58Z9 Sharing of information between regulatory authorities 58Z10 Appeal to Crown Court 59 Drainage of building. 60 Use and ventilation of soil pipes. 61 Repair etc, of drain. 62 Disconnection of drain. 63 Improper construction or repair of water-closet or drain. 64 Provision of closets in building. 65 Provision of sanitary conveniences in workplace. 66 Replacement of earth-closets etc. 67 Loan of temporary sanitary conveniences. 68 Erection of public conveniences. 69 Provision of water supply in occupied house. 70 Provision of food storage accommodation in house. 71 Entrances, exits etc. to be required in certain cases. 72 Means of escape from fire. 73 Raising of chimney. 74 Cellars and rooms below subsoil water level. 75 Consents under s. 74. 76 Defective premises. 77 Dangerous building. 78 Dangerous building—emergency measures. 79 Ruinous and dilapidated buildings and neglected sites. 79A Wales: exercise of powers under sections 77 and 79 in relation to listed buildings, buildings in conservation areas etc. 80 Notice to local authority of intended demolition. 81 Local authority’s power to serve notice about demolition. 82 Notices under section 81. 83 Appeal against notice under s. 81. 84 Paving and drainage of yards and passages. 85 Maintenance of entrances to courtyards. 86 Appeal to Crown Court. 87 Application of provisions to Crown property. 88 Inner London. 89 References in Acts to building byelaws. 90 Facilities for inspecting local Acts. 90A Functions under this Part: the regulator etc 91 Duties of local authorities and the regulator. 91ZA The regulator: building control authority for higher-risk buildings in England 91ZB The regulator: building control authority for other work 91ZC Section 91ZB: supplementary 91ZD Higher-risk buildings in Wales: local authority work 91A Registers to be kept by local authorities and the regulator 91B Cooperation and the sharing of information: Wales 92 Form of documents. 93 Authentication of documents. 94 Service of documents. 94A Electronic service of documents 95 Power to enter premises. 96 Supplementary provisions as to entry. 97 Power to execute work. 98 Power to require occupier to permit work. 99 Content and enforcement of notice requiring works. 100 Sale of materials. 101 Breaking open of streets. 101A Appeal: refusal to consider application etc on ground is higher-risk building work 102 Appeal against notice requiring works. 103 Procedure on appeal or application to appropriate court or tribunal. 104 Local authority or regulator to give effect to appeal. 105 Judge not disqualified by liability to rates. 105A Enforcement of decisions of the First-tier and Upper Tribunal 105B Fees and charges 105C Levy on certain applications for building control approval etc 106 Compensation for damage. 107 Recovery of expenses etc. 108 Payment by instalments. 109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Liability of agent or trustee. 111 Arbitration. 112 Obstruction 112A Liability of officers of body corporate etc 113 Prosecution of offences. 114 Continuing offences. 115 Protection of members etc. of authorities. 116 Default powers of appropriate national authority. 117 Expenses of appropriate national authority. 118 Variations or revocation of order transferring powers. 119 Local inquiries. 120 Orders. 120A Regulations 120B Proposals and consultation relating to regulations made by the Secretary of State 120C Consultation relating to regulations made by the Welsh Ministers 120D Meaning of “higher-risk building”: England 120E Regulations under section 120D: procedure 120F Regulations under section 120D: additional procedure in certain cases 120G Recommendations about regulations under section 120D 120H Advice about regulations under section 120D 120I Higher-risk buildings and higher-risk building work: Wales 121 Meaning of “building”. 121A Meaning of “building control authority” 122 Meaning of “building regulations”. 123 Meaning of “construct”and “erect”. 124 Meaning of deposit of plans 125 Construction and availability of sewers. 125A Meaning of work 126 General interpretation. 127 Construction of certain references concerning Temples. 128 Protection for dock and railway undertakings. 129 Saving for Local Land Charges Act 1975. 130 Saving for other laws. 131 Restriction of application of Part IV to Schedule 3. 132 Transitional provisions. 133 Consequential amendments and repeals. 134 Commencement. 135 Short title and extent. SCHEDULE 1 Building Regulations SCHEDULE 2 Relaxation of Building Regulations for Existing Work SCHEDULE 3 Inner London SCHEDULE 4 Provisions Consequential Upon Public Body’s Notice SCHEDULE 5 Transitional Provisions SCHEDULE 6 Consequential Amendments SCHEDULE 7 Repeals
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85 Maintenance of entrances to courtyards.
(1) Except with the consent of the local authority—
(a) an entrance to a court or yard on which two or more houses front or abut shall not be closed, narrowed, reduced in height or otherwise altered so as to impede the free circulation of air through the entrance, and
(b) no permanent structure shall be erected so as to impede the free circulation of air through such an entrance.
(2) A local authority in giving a consent under this section may impose such conditions as they think fit with respect to the provision of other openings or means of access, or other means for securing free circulation of air throughout the court or yard.
(3) A person aggrieved by the refusal of a local authority to give a consent under this section, or by a condition imposed by them, may appeal to the appropriate court or tribunal.
(4) A person who contravenes this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale and to a further fine not exceeding £2 for each day on which the offence continues after he is convicted.
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85 Maintenance of entrances to courtyards.
(1) Except with the consent of the local authority—
(a) an entrance to a court or yard on which two or more houses front or abut shall not be closed, narrowed, reduced in height or otherwise altered so as to impede the free circulation of air through the entrance, and
(b) no permanent structure shall be erected so as to impede the free circulation of air through such an entrance.
(2) A local authority in giving a consent under this section may impose such conditions as they think fit with respect to the provision of other openings or means of access, or other means for securing free circulation of air throughout the court or yard.
(3) A person aggrieved by the refusal of a local authority to give a consent under this section, or by a condition imposed by them, may appeal to the appropriate court or tribunal.
(4) A person who contravenes this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale and to a further fine not exceeding £2 for each day on which the offence continues after he is convicted.
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