Schedule 5: Minor and consequential amendments in connection with Part 3 Paragraph 5(3) Effect
This paragraph amends section 3 of the Building Act 1984 which deals with the exemption of prescribed classes of buildings, services, fittings or equipment from building regulations.
	The new section 3(2A) allows for the regulator in England to make a proposal to the Secretary of State for the giving, by the Secretary of State, of a direction to exempt a particular building or a particular class of building at a particular location. The new section 3(2B) requires the regulator to consult such persons as it considers appropriate before making a proposal. New section 3(2C) requires the Secretary of State to consult with the regulator, and any other person that the Secretary of State considers appropriate, before giving a direction, other than a direction proposed by the regulator. This mirrors the approach taken to regulations under the Building Act 1984 for England in new section 120B.