(2)In regulation 5 (meaning of material change of use)—
(a)the word “or” after paragraph (e) shall be omitted; and
(b)there shall be added the following paragraph—“org the building, which contains at least one dwelling, contains a greater or a lesser number of dwellings than it did previously.”
(3)In regulation 6 (requirements relating to material change of use), in paragraph 1(e), for “or (b)” there shall be substituted the following—“, (b) or (g)”
(4)In regulation 13A (unauthorised building work)—
(a)in paragraph (1)(b), for the words “by building regulations to deposit plans” there shall be substituted the words “(whether by these Regulations, other building regulations, the Act or the London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939 ) to deposit full plans”;
(b)in paragraph (4), for the words “Having taken such steps” there shall be substituted the words “When the applicant has taken any such steps required by the local authority”; and
(c)in paragraph (5)—
(i)the words “so far that” shall be omitted, and
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), for the word “contravening” there shall be substituted the word “unauthorised”.
(1)Where the conditions specified in paragraph (2) apply, the amendments to the principal Regulations contained in—
(a)regulation 2(2)(a) and (5)(b) and (c) of the Building Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 1994, and
(b)regulation 2(2) and (3) of these Regulations
shall not apply and the principal Regulations shall apply to such a notice, plans or work as are mentioned in that paragraph as if those amendments had not been made.
(2)The conditions are that—
(a)before 1st July 1995 a building notice has been given to, or full plans deposited with, a local authority, or an initial notice or a public body’s notice has been given in accordance with sections 47(1) or 54(1) respectively of the Building Act 1984; and
(b)building work is carried out after that date in accordance with any such notice or plans, whether with or without any departure from them.
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