2025 No. 377 (W. 74)

Building And Buildings, Wales

The Building etc. (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2025

Made

21 March 2025

Laid before Senedd Cymru

25 March 2025

Coming into force

1 July 2025

The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them(1) by sections 1, 3(1), 34 and 47(1) of, and paragraphs 7, 8 and 10 of Schedule 1 to, the Building Act 1984(2).

The Welsh Ministers have consulted the Building Regulations Advisory Committee for Wales and any other person that the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate, in accordance with section 14(7) of the Building Act 1984(3).

(1)

term the 2009 order The functions conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 1, 3(1), 34 and 47(1) of, and paragraphs 7, 8, and 10 of Schedule 1 to, the Building Act 1984 (c.55) were transferred to the Welsh Ministers, as far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales, by the Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (No. 2) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3019) (“the 2009 Order”) and by section 54 of the Wales Act 2017 (c.4).

(2)

term the 2022 act term the 2004 act Section 1 was amended by section 1 of the Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004 (c. 22) (“the 2004 Act”) and by paragraph 2 of Schedule 5 to the Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30) (“the 2022 Act”). Section 47(1) was amended by section 8(2) of the 2004 Act. There are other amending instruments, but none are relevant to these Regulations. There are amending instruments in relation to paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 1 but none are relevant to these Regulations. Paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 was substituted by paragraph 83(8) of Schedule 5 to the 2022 Act. For the definitions of “appropriate national authority” and “prescribed” see section 126 of the Building Act 1984.

(3)

Section 14(7) was amended by the 2009 Order, and by paragraph 17(3) of Schedule 5 to the 2022 Act.