Part 3: Building Act 1984 Building control authorities and building regulations Section 34: Dutyholders and general duties Effect
This section amends Schedule 1 to the Building Act 1984, by the addition of paragraph 5A, appointed persons, and paragraph 5B, general duties. The new regulatory regime will regulate and hold to account those participating in the design and construction of new buildings, and the refurbishment of existing buildings.
	This section creates a power in paragraph 5A to require appointments to be made in relation to any work under building regulations, to make provisions about the nature of the appointment (including the appointer, the appointee and the term of the appointment), and determine situations where an appointment is deemed to have been made.
	This section also creates a power in paragraph 5B to impose duties on relevant persons throughout the design and construction phase of a building project. These dutyholders include those commissioning or undertaking work as well as those appointed, controlling or managing the work.
	The provisions in this section will replace an existing power in paragraph 4B of Schedule 1 to the Building Act 1984, inserted by the Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004, which provides powers for building regulations to make provision with regard to appointed persons, and paragraph 4B will be repealed as a consequence (see Schedule 5 consequential amendments).