Building Control Act 2007
Number 21 of 2007
BUILDING CONTROL ACT 2007
REVISED
Updated to 29 August 2022
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Building Control Act 2007. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
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Number 21 of 2007
BUILDING CONTROL ACT 2007
REVISED
Updated to 29 August 2022
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Preliminary and General
Section
1. Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement.
Amendment of Building Control Act 1990
3. Amendment of section 1 (interpretation) of Act of 1990.
4. Amendment of section 3 (building regulations) of Act of 1990.
5. Amendment of section 6 (building control regulations) of Act of 1990.
6. Amendment of section 7 (appeals) of Act of 1990.
7. Amendment of Act of 1990 — new sections 7A and 7B.
8. Amendment of section 8 (enforcement notice) of Act of 1990.
10. Amendment of section 12 (order of High Court in relation to buildings and works) of Act of 1990.
11. Amendment of section 17 (penalties) of Act of 1990.
12. Amendment of Act of 1990 — new sections 17A and 17B.
Registration of Architects
13. Registration body and Admissions Board (Part 3).
14. Registration of architects.
15. Registration of nationals from certain other states — main categories of such nationals.
16. Further category of nationals from certain other states who are eligible for registration.
17A. Continuing professional development (Part 3).
18. Prohibition against using term “architect” unless registered.
20. Removal from register (Part 3).
21. Technical Assessment Board (Part 3).
22. Technical Assessment Board procedure (Part 3).
23. Professional Conduct Committee (Part 3).
25. Appeals procedure (Part 3).
26. Appeal to High Court from decision of Appeals Board (Part 3).
27. Certain other jurisdiction of Appeals Board (Part 3).
Registration of Quantity Surveyors
28. Registration body and Admissions Board (Part 4).
29. Registration of quantity surveyors.
30. Nationals from other states eligible for registration (Part 4).
31A. Continuing professional development (Part 4).
32. Prohibition against using term “quantity surveyor” unless registered.
34. Removal from register (Part 4).
35. Technical Assessment Board (Part 4).
36. Technical Assessment Board procedure (Part 4).
37. Professional Conduct Committee (Part 4).
39. Appeals procedure (Part 4).
40. Appeal to High Court from decision of Appeals Board (Part 4).
41. Certain other jurisdiction of Appeals Board (Part 4).
Registration of Building Surveyors
42. Registration body and Admissions Board (Part 5).
43. Registration of building surveyors.
44. Nationals from other states eligible for registration (Part 5).
45A. Continuing professional development (Part 5).
46. Prohibition against using term “building surveyor” unless registered.
48. Removal from register (Part 5).
49. Technical Assessment Board (Part 5).
50. Technical Assessment Board procedure (Part 5).
51. Professional Conduct Committee (Part 5).
53. Appeals procedure (Part 5).
54. Appeal to High Court from decision of Appeals Board (Part 5).
55. Certain other jurisdiction of Appeals Board (Part 5).
Fitness to Practise
56. Establishment of Professional Conduct Standards.
57. Complaints to Professional Conduct Committee.
58. Decision of the Professional Conduct Committee.
Miscellaneous Provisions
60. Temporary registration under Title II of Directive.
61. Registration body may seek assistance and make rules.
62. Registration body may specify fees.
63. Additional qualifications.
66. Expenses of registration bodies, boards and committees, etc.
67. Prosecution of offences under this Act.
68. Evidential value of an extract from register.
69. Nomination to boards or committees and elections.
70. Tenure of members of boards, etc., appointed by registration body.
Acts Referred to
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1990, No. 3 |
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1972, No. 27 |
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Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851 |
1851, Vic., c. 93 |
Number 21 of 2007
BUILDING CONTROL ACT 2007
REVISED
Updated to 29 August 2022
AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE BUILDING CONTROL ACT 1990; TO REGULATE THE USE OF THE TITLES “ARCHITECT”, “QUANTITY SURVEYOR” AND “BUILDING SURVEYOR”; TO IMPLEMENT CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2005 ON THE RECOGNITION OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
[21st April, 2007]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Editorial Notes:
E1
Obligation imposed on developers of multi-unit developments to furnish to owners’ management company confirmation that the development has been completed in accordance with collectively cited Building Control Acts 1990 and 2007 (1.04.2011) by Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 (2/2011), s. 31(2) and sch. 3 par. 1(b), S.I. No. 95 of 2011.
E2
Power granted to Court, in cases to which Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 (2/2011), s. 24(1)(a) applies, to make an order directing the developer of a multi-unit development to complete the multi-unit development in accordance with collectively cited Building Control Acts 1990 and 2007 (1.04.2011) by Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 (2/2011), s. 24(5)(I)(iii), S.I. No. 95 of 2011.
E3
Transfer of ownership of an interest in the relevant parts of the common areas of a multi-unit development confirmed not to relieve persons who would otherwise have been responsible from the duty, obligation or responsibility to ensure completion of the development in compliance with collectively cited Building Control Acts 1990 and 2007 (1.04.2011) by Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 (2/2011), s. 7, S.I. No. 95 of 2011.
E4
Obligation imposed on persons to whom Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 (2/2011), s. 3, applies to ensure that, prior to the transfer of his or her interest in a residential unit in a multi-unit development, a certificate from a suitably qualified person that the relevant parts of the development have been constructed in compliance with the fire safety certificate issued pursuant to the collectively cited Building Control Acts 1990 and 2007 has been furnished to the owners’ management company (1.04.2011) by Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 (2/2011), s. 3(1)(c), S.I. No. 95 of 2011.