As a building owner it is your responsibility to comply with the Building Control Act and Regulations which include for appointing competent persons to design and construct the works.
Building Regulations set out the minimum standards for the design and construction of buildings. The building works must be designed and constructed to achieve the objectives of The Building Regulations in order to achieve compliance
In March 2014 the Government introduced the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations (BC(A)R). This legislation describes new procedures for the control of building works. In September 2015, the Government introduced a supplementary Statutory Instrument (S.I.365) that amended and clarified parts of S.I.9.
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BC(A)R_Regulations_GuidanceNote_April_2016