Part 5: Other provisions about safety standards, etc. Construction products Section 146: Construction products Effect
The current regulatory framework covering some construction products placed on the UK market, is derived from the EU Construction Products Regulation 2011. This regime was brought into UK law, as retained EU Law, via the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. The enforcement regime in the UK is governed by the Construction Product Regulations 2013. Both sets of regulations were amended for the UK by the Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
	They were further amended by the Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, implementing the Northern Ireland Protocol for construction products by enabling the continued application of the EU Construction Products Regulation 2011 in Northern Ireland and implementation of the amended retained EU law in Great Britain.
	Currently this framework applies only to products with an EU harmonised standard or conforming to a European Technical Assessment (now, in the UK, a designated standard and a United Kingdom Technical Assessment). The Secretary of State has powers to add further products for the GB market. Certain other construction products where they are used by consumers may fall under the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 for products to be safe. There are many construction products where there is no existing EU harmonised standard, or European Technical Assessment, and they are not used by consumers – Aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding being one example and some types of fire doors another. This gap in regulation became apparent after the Grenfell Tower Fire.
	It is intended that all construction products which are made available on the UK market should fall under a regulatory regime. The Building Safety Act does this in two ways, by taking powers to:
Require construction products to be safe; and
Create a statutory list of "safety critical" construction products.
	This is in addition to the current regulatory regime. The Act also creates powers enabling the Secretary of State to amend the current regime to ensure that it remains fit for purpose.
	This section gives the Secretary of State the power to regulate construction products.
	The power applies to the whole of the United Kingdom.