Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022

Registration body designated as competent authority for providers of building works

64. (1) The registration body is designated, as of and from the day on which the register is established under section 26 , as the competent authority for providers of building works under the Professional Qualifications Regulations.

(2) The registration body shall, on and after the day on which the register is established under section 26 , act as the competent authority for the purposes of all matters referred to in the Professional Qualifications Regulations which relate to the role of a competent authority for the purposes of the recognition of professional qualifications of persons engaged in the provision of works.

(3) Unless otherwise specified in this Act, nothing in this Act shall be construed to prejudice the performance by the registration body of its functions under the Professional Qualifications Regulations as the competent authority in respect of providers of building works as a regulated profession (within the meaning of Regulation 3 of those Regulations).