Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022

Notification of material matter to registration body

38. (1) Without prejudice to the generality of section 26 (7), a registered person shall give notice to the registration body as soon as practicable but, in any case, not later than 30 days beginning on the date that matter comes to the knowledge of the registered person, of any material matter.

(2) A registered person who fails to comply with this section shall be guilty of an offence.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) shall apply to an applicant as if the applicant were a registered person in the division for which the applicant is seeking registration.

(4) In this section “material matter” means—

(a) any change to the information furnished to the Board under paragraph (b) or (c) of section 34 (2) or paragraph (a) or (b) of section 36 (3),

(b) any change in circumstances relating to the requirements for registration specified in section 34 (3), (other than requirements under section 31 (1) or 34 (4)), and section 36 (3) (other than requirements under section 31 (1) or section 36 (4)),

(c) the imposition of conditions on any registration or licence or other authorisation, the revocation, suspension, withdrawal or removal of any registration or licence or other authorisation, or the refusal to grant registration or a licence or other authorisation, by any regulatory body in or outside the State in respect of any capacity or former capacity of the registered person or applicant, as the case may be, relevant to their registration as a provider of building works, and

(d) in the case of a registered person referred to in section 36 (3)(a) or an applicant referred to in section 34 (2)(c), any change in the names of the persons furnished to the Board under paragraph (b) of section 36 (3) or paragraph (c) of section 34 (2).