Schedule 5: Minor and consequential amendments in connection with Part 3 Paragraph 15(5)(b), (6), (7), (8), (10) Effect
This paragraph amends the existing powers in section 12 of the Building Act 1984 which deal with approving types of building matters.
	Paragraph 15(6) and (7) amends section 12 to allow for the appropriate national authority to revoke a certificate issued under section 12(3) on application (at present there is no option for a person to make an application for revocation of a certificate).
	Paragraph 15(8) inserts new subsections (8A)-(8D). New subsection (8A) allows the regulator to make proposals to the Secretary of State for approvals to be given, and for approval certificates to be varied or revoked under sections 12(6) and 12(8), in England.
	New subsection (8B) provides that before making a proposal to the Secretary of State, the regulator must consult with such persons as it considers appropriate. If the proposal is to vary or revoke a certificate issued on an application under subsection (1), the regulator must also consult with the original applicant.
	New subsection (8C) provides that before giving an approval or varying or revoking a certificate under this section, unless acting on a proposal of the regulator, the Secretary of State must consult with the regulator and any other person the Secretary of State considers appropriate. Before varying or revoking a certificate issued on an application under subsection (1), the of Secretary of State must also consult with the original applicant.
	New subsection (8D) preserves the current consultation requirements for the Welsh Ministers.
	Paragraph 15(5)(b) makes a minor change consequential on the subsections described above.
	Paragraph 15(10) changes the reference in section 12 to plans being deposited to an application for building control approval being made as under new paragraphs 1A and 1B of Schedule 1 to the Building Act 1984, inserted by section 33.