
2024 No. 447 (W. 75) (C. 26)
Building And Buildings, Wales
The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 5 and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024
Made 2 April 2024
Laid before Senedd Cymru 4 April 2024
Coming into force 25 April 2024
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 167(1), (2)(a) and (3)(a) and section 170(4)(b)(vi) of the Building Safety Act 2022.
Title, coming into force, interpretation and application
1 

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 5 and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 and they come into force on 25 April 2024.
(2) In these Regulations—
 “2005 Order” (“Gorchymyn 2005”) means the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005;
 “2012 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2012”) means the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012;
 “Approved Inspectors Regulations” (“Rheoliadau Arolygwyr Cymeradwy”) means the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2010.
(3) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
Provision coming into force on 25 April 2024
2 
Section 49(1) and (2) of the Building Safety Act 2022 comes into force on 25 April 2024.
Amendments to the Approved Inspectors Regulations
3 
In the following provisions (including headings) of the Approved Inspectors Regulations, for “approved inspector”, in each place it occurs, including where it only occurs once, substitute “approver”—
(a) the heading of Part 3;
(b) regulation 8, including in the heading;
(c) regulation 9, including in the heading;
(d) regulation 12, including in the heading;
(e) regulation 13, including in the heading;
(f) regulation 16;
(g) regulation 18;
(h) regulation 20(1);
(i) regulation 20(5)(a);
(j) regulation 20(6), in substituted paragraph 4(a);
(k) regulation 20(6A), in substituted paragraph 3;
(l) Schedule 2;
(m) Schedule 3, including in the heading of paragraph 5;
(n) Schedule 4, including in the heading of paragraph 4.
Amendments to the 2005 Order
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(1) The 2005 Order is amended as follows.
(2) In article 30(5)(c) after “the approved inspector”, insert “or registered building control approver”.
(3) In article 46(3) for “an approved inspector within the meaning of section 49 of the Building Act 1984” substitute “a registered building control approver within the meaning of section 58N of the Building Act 1984”.
Amendment to the 2012 Regulations
5 
In regulation 32(1)(c) of the 2012 Regulations for “an approved inspector for the purposes of the inspector’s” substitute “a registered building control approver for the purposes of the approver’s”.
Transitional provision
6 
The amendments in regulations 3, 4(3) and 5 do not apply to a person who, by virtue of regulation 4 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No 4, Transitional and Savings Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2024, continues in the capacity of an approved inspector on or after 6 April 2024.
Julie James
Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning, one of the Welsh Ministers
2 April 2024