Part 4: Higher-risk buildings Registration and certificates Section 76: Requirement for completion certificate before occupation Effect
This Section creates an offence for an Accountable Person, as defined in section 72. This offence is allowing occupation of a single residential unit or more in part of a higher-risk building, as defined in section 65, for which they are the responsible Accountable Person, without a relevant completion certificate. This certificate will be evidence that the relevant building work complies with all applicable building regulations’ requirements. This will apply to new builds; extensions to higher-risk buildings; and to building work that creates a higher-risk building.
	Subsection (5) of this section gives the Secretary of State the power by regulations to set out the description of the completion certificates to which the offence in this section will apply.