Building Act 1984

[F153CConsideration of transfer certificate and reportE+W

(1)This section applies where a registered building control approver gives a transfer certificate and a transfer report to a local authority in accordance with section 53B(3).

(2)The local authority must, by notice, accept or reject the certificate and report before the end of the relevant period.

(3)The local authority may reject the certificate and report only if—

(a)any of the prescribed grounds exist, or

(b)the registered building control approver fails to comply with a requirement in subsection (4) to give information to the local authority.

(4)During the period of 21 days beginning with the day on which the transfer certificate and transfer report is given to the local authority or such other period as may be prescribed, the local authority may, by notice, require the registered building control approver to give to the local authority such information as may be specified in the notice.

(5)The registered building control approver must give the information specified in the notice to the local authority before the end of the period of seven days beginning with the day on which the notice is given or such other period as may be prescribed.

(6)In this section the “relevant period” means—

(a)the period of 21 days beginning with the day on which the transfer certificate and transfer report is given to the local authority or such other period as may be prescribed, or

(b)such longer period as is determined in accordance with subsection (7).

(7)Where—

(a)a local authority requires a registered building control approver to give information to the local authority under subsection (4), and

(b)the day by which the information is required to be given would (but for this subsection) fall within the final seven days of the relevant period or would fall outside the relevant period,

the relevant period is to be extended to the end of the period of seven days beginning with the day after the day by which the information is required to be given.

(8)Where a local authority requires a registered building control approver to give information to the local authority under subsection (4), the local authority must give a copy of the notice to the person shown in the initial notice as the person intending to carry out the work.]