Building Control Authority means a local authority to which section 2 of the Act of 1990 applies. “Building Control Regulations” means the Building Control Regulations 1997 to 2015 as amended or replaced.

The Building Control Officer is the person legally authorized to inspect work at design and construction stages (3.3.11) for conformity with building and associated legislation

The Building Control Regulations apply to new buildings, extensions, material alterations and changes of use of buildings. They promote observance of the Building Regulations by supplementing powers of inspection and enforcement given to Building Control Authorities.

“Building Owner” means the person who has commissioned or paid for the works and who has legal entitlement to have such works carried out on their behalf, and who submits a Commencement Notice or 7 Day Notice in accordance with the Building Control Regulations.

Building Regulations means the Building Regulations 1997 to 2014 and any amendments thereto. “Certificate of Compliance” means a certificate of compliance provided for under section 6(2)(a)(i) of the Act of 1990.

Code of practice issued by DOELG which provides guidance in relation to the Building Control system in Ireland.

A Commencement Notice is a notification to a building control authority that a person intends to carry out either works or a material change of use to which the Building Regulations apply.

A certificate granted by a building control authority which certifies compliance, at design stage of non–domestic buildings and apartment blocks, with the requirements of Part M of the Second Schedule to the Building Regulations 1997 to 2009. With the exception of houses and certain agricultural buildings, a Disability Access Certificate is required for all new non-domestic buildings (including apartments and flats), material alterations and extensions to buildings and certain changes of use.

design includes the preparation of plans, particulars, drawings, specifications, calculations and other expressions of purpose according to which the construction, extension, alteration, repair or renewal concerned is to be executed and “designed” shall be construed accordingly.

“Design Certifier” means the competent, registered professional person who has been commissioned by the Building Owner to design, in conjunction with others, the building or works described in the relevant Commencement Notice (or 7 Day Notice), and to certify such design is in compliance with the Second Schedule to the Building Regulations insofar as they apply to the building or works concerned, and who confirms that the documentation included in the schedule to the Commencement Notice (or 7 Day Notice) which has been prepared by him/ her, other members of the design team and specialist designers whose design activities he/ she has coordinated, has been prepared to demonstrate such compliance.