Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022

Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 Permanent Page URL View by Section Amharc de réir Ailt View Full Act Amharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRí arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Open PDF Oscail PDF Priontáil an tAcht Iomlán Previous Section Alt Roimhe Next Section An Chéad Alt Eile Priontáil an tAlt 15 2022 REGULATION OF PROVIDERS OF BUILDING WORKS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT 2022 PART 1 Preliminary and General 1. Short title and commencement 2. Interpretation 3. Provider of building works 4. Exemptions 5. Orders and regulations 6. Expenses of Minister 7. Giving of notices PART 2 Registration body 8. Appointment of registration body 9. Review and transfer of functions of registration body 10. Certain obligations and functions of registration body 11. General directive as to policy 12. Registrar 13. Staff of registration body 14. Remuneration and expenses 15. Funding for registration body 16. Accounts and audits 17. Registration body may charge and recover fees 18. Registration body may seek assistance and make rules 19. Reports 20. Code of practice 21. Inspectors PART 3 Admissions and registration board and appeals committee 22. Admissions and registration board 23. Committees of Board 24. Appeals committee 25. Miscellaneous provisions concerning Board and appeals committee PART 4 Register and competence criteria 26. Register 27. Divisions of register 28. Competence criteria 29. Eligibility for registration 30. Competent persons 31. Departure of competent person 32. Subsidiaries PART 5 Registration and practice 33. Prohibition against providing works unless registered 34. Application for registration 35. Determination of application for registration 36. Renewal of registration 37. Determination of application for renewal 38. Notification of material matter to registration body 39. Continuing professional development 40. Induction course 41. Tax clearance 42. Documents to be provided by corporate bodies 43. Specification of minimum levels of indemnity PART 6 Complaints, investigations and sanctions 44. Complaints 45. Investigations 46. Notice of investigation 47. Powers of inspectors 48. Actions to be taken by inspector on completion of investigation 49. Determination by Board 50. Appeal to appeals committee 51. Confirmation of High Court required before decision to impose major sanction takes effect 52. Appeal to High Court 53. Application to High Court to confirm decision to impose major sanction 54. Matters to be considered in determining sanction to be imposed PART 7 55. Additional jurisdiction of appeals committee 56. Proceedings privileged 57. Restoration to register and termination of suspension 58. Publication of sanctions and convictions 59. Transitional arrangements 60. Offences and penalties 61. Liability for offences by bodies corporate 62. Application for Court order where certain convictions 63. Relationship between investigation and criminal proceedings 64. Registration body designated as competent authority for providers of building works 65. Application of section 29 of the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 PART 8 Miscellaneous amendments of Act of 2007 66. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2007 67. Amendment of section 17 of Act of 2007 68. Continuing professional development (Part 3) 69. Amendment of section 28 of Act of 2007 70. Amendment of section 29 of Act of 2007 71. Amendment of section 31 of Act of 2007 72. Continuing professional development (Part 4) 73. Amendment of section 42 of Act of 2007 74. Amendment of section 43 of Act of 2007 75. Amendment of section 45 of Act of 2007 76. Continuing professional development (Part 5) 77. Amendment of section 57 of Act of 2007 78. Amendment of section 71 of Act of 2007 PART 9 79. Definition (Part 9) 80. Amendment of section 3 of Act of 2009 81. Annual report relating to eligible rental income 82. Review of operation of amendments effected by Part 9 of Act of 2022 83. Government order to modify assessment of eligible rental income 84. Amendment of Schedule 1 to Act of 2009 PART 10 Amendment of Affordable Housing Act 2021 85. Interpretation - Part 10 86. Provision supplemental to section 41 of Act of 2021 87. Amendment of section 12 of Act of 2021 88. Amendment of section 13 of Act of 2021 89. Amendment of section 16 of Act of 2021 90. Amendment of section 17 of Act of 2021 PART 11 Amendment of Residential Tenancies Act 2004 91. Definition (Part 11) 92. Amendment of section 34 of Act of 2004 93. Amendment of section 35 of Act of 2004 94. Amendment of section 39A of Act of 2004 95. Amendment of section 65 of Act of 2004 96. Amendment of section 66 of Act of 2004 97. Amendment of section 67 of Act of 2004 98. Amendment of section 80 of Act of 2004 99. Collective citation, construction and commencement of Part 11 PART 12 Amendment of Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 100. Amendment of section 34 of Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 101. Commencement of Part 12 SCHEDULE 1 Provisions applicable to Oral Hearings conducted under section 49(3) SCHEDULE 2 Miscellaneous matters concerning Board and Appeals Committee Affordable Housing Act 2021 (No. 25) Building Control Act 1990 (No. 3) Building Control Act 2007 (No. 21) Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (No. 13) Companies Act 2014 (No. 38) Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4) Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (No. 23) Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (No. 7) Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 (No. 22) European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27) European Parliament Elections Act 1997 (No. 2) Fire Services Act 1981 (No. 30) Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (No. 47) Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 (No. 27) Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (No. 65) Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37) (No. 15) Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (No. 35) Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851 (14 & 15 Vict., c. 93) Planning and Development Act 2000 (No. 30) Protection of the Environment Act 2003 (No. 27) Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 (No. 33) Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012 (No. 28) Registration of Business Names Act 1963 (No. 30) Registration of Title Act 1964 (No. 16) Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (No. 27) Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (No. 10) Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39) The Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland (Charter Amendment) Act 1969 (No. 1) (Private) Waste Management Act 1996 (No. 10) 15 2022 REGULATION OF PROVIDERS OF BUILDING WORKS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT 2022 An Act to provide for the establishment of a register to be known in the Irish language as Clár Tionscail Foirgníochta na hÉireann S.I. No. 8 of 2017 ); to amend the Building Control Act 2007 ; to amend the by providing for certain rental income of a person who is receiving care services or his or her partner under a tenancy of the principal residence of that person to be assessed at a lower rate than other income of that person; to enable the rate at which such rental income is to be assessed to be reduced or to enable such rental income to be disregarded; to amend the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 by providing for an increase of the notice period for termination of certain tenancies, to require landlords to serve a copy of any notice of termination on the Board, and to enable the Board to assist in providing contact details of tenants to landlords for the purpose of facilitating a reletting offer; to amend the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 by providing for an increase of the period permitted for an application for registration as an approved housing body; to amend the Affordable Housing Act 2021 ; and to provide for related matters. , 2022] Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: