Part 3: Building Act 1984 Building control approvers and building inspectors Section 50: Cancellation of initial notice Effect
This section amends section 52 of the Building Act 1984 to make new provision in relation to cancellation of initial notices by registered building control approvers, local authorities and the person intending to carry out the work.
	New section 52(1) is amended to require a registered building control approver to cancel its relevant initial notices where it is subject to disciplinary sanction from the Building Safety Regulator in relation to the work – this links to the new sanctions in relation to registration.
	The existing offence under this section has been extended to registered building control approvers so that failure to act in regard to cancelling initial notices will result, if found liable on summary conviction, to a fine.
	New section 52(3) is also amended to insert a new power to prescribe further circumstances where a person carrying out work is required to cancel the initial notice for the work. This is a reserve power. There are no current plans to use this power but as the regime is changing it is considered important to have this flexibility.
	New section 52 is also amended to insert a new subsection (5A) which provides that a local authority must cancel an initial notice where it becomes aware that the registered building control approver has had its registration varied (such that it is not registered in relation to the work), suspended or cancelled, and in other circumstances to be prescribed.