Section 58O: Register of building control approvers

Building Act 1984 · 1984 c. 55View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2A: REGULATION OF BUILDING CONTROL PROFESSION

The regulatory authority must establish and maintain a register of building control approvers.

The regulatory authority must register a person as a building control approver if—

the person makes an application for registration in accordance with section 58P, and
the authority is satisfied that the person meets such criteria as the authority may from time to time determine.

Registration may—

have effect in relation to all work or in relation to work of a particular description;
be subject to conditions.

Registration must be for a prescribed period.

The register must record, in relation to each registered building control approver—

the person's name and business address;
whether the person's registration has effect in relation to all work or work of a particular description;
if the person's registration has effect in relation to work of a particular description, that description of work;
any conditions to which the person's registration is subject;
the period for which the person is registered;
if the person's registration has been varied by an order under section 58U(2)(b), that fact and the effect of the variation;
if the person's registration has been suspended by an order under section 58U(2)(c) or 58V(2), that fact and the period of the suspension;
any matters that are prescribed.

The regulatory authority must make the register available for inspection by the public in whatever way the authority thinks appropriate.

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