The Building Regulations 2010
Published on legislation.gov.uk as The Building Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/2214).
Official UK legislation. Verify the current status on legislation.gov.uk before relying on it. This page is general information, not project-specific legal or engineering advice. The presence of a commencement provision does not mean every provision is in force.
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Citation
SI 2010/2214
Table of contents (citation) https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2214/contents · verified 2026-09-10 · br10.citation
Type of enactment
A statutory instrument published on legislation.gov.uk in the UK Statutory Instruments series.
Table of contents (UK Statutory Instruments) https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2214/contents · verified 2026-09-10 · br10.enactment
Territorial extent
legislation.gov.uk marks regulation 1 with the extent flag “E+W” (England and Wales). The instrument does not state a separate extent provision of its own.
Regulation 1 (extent marker) https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2214/regulation/1 · verified 2026-09-10 · br10.extent
Practical application
Building regulations for Wales have since been made separately, and this instrument has been amended for England. Which provisions apply to a given project in England or in Wales must be read from the current revised text on legislation.gov.uk.
Contents page (revised text and amendments) https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2214/contents · verified 2026-09-10 · br10.application
Commencement
Regulation 1 states that these Regulations may be cited as the Building Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 1st October 2010. Later amending instruments have their own commencement, recorded on the official page.
Regulation 1 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2214/regulation/1 · verified 2026-09-10 · br10.commencement
Version in view
legislation.gov.uk publishes this instrument in a revised form. The revision date, outstanding effects and any prospective changes are shown on the official page itself; check it for the current position.
Contents page (version banner) https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2214/contents · verified 2026-09-10 · br10.version
Changes and outstanding effects
Any outstanding effects, amendments and changes not yet in force are listed on the official legislation.gov.uk page for this instrument. This page does not restate them.
Contents page (changes to legislation) https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2214/contents · verified 2026-09-10 · br10.changes
Official statutory record
Every statement below is taken from legislation.gov.uk and carries its own source reference and verification date.
Regulation 1 is headed “Citation and commencement” and opens Part 1 (General).
Regulation 1 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2214/regulation/1 · verified 2026-09-10 · br10.r1
Regulation 3 is headed “Meaning of building work” and opens Part 2 (Control of Building Work).
Regulation 3 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2214/regulation/3 · verified 2026-09-10 · br10.r3
The revised instrument includes a Part 7A headed “Automatic fire suppression systems”, opening with regulation 37A (Provision of automatic fire suppression systems).
Part 7A, regulation 37A https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2214/contents · verified 2026-09-10 · br10.part7a
Part 8 is headed “Information to be Provided by the Person Carrying Out Work” and opens with regulation 38 (Fire safety information).
Part 8, regulation 38 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2214/regulation/38 · verified 2026-09-10 · br10.part8
Schedule 1 is headed “Requirements” and Schedule 2 is headed “Exempt Buildings and Work”.
Schedules 1 and 2 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2214/contents · verified 2026-09-10 · br10.schedules
The revised instrument contains chapters on competence and on duties of dutyholders, including a general competence requirement at regulation 11F and a general duty at regulation 11J.
Part 2, Chapters 3 and 4 (regulations 11F, 11J) https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2214/contents · verified 2026-09-10 · br10.competence
Official guidance (secondary)
Guidance published by official bodies. Guidance explains; it is not the law itself, and this page does not summarise its contents.
- Building regulations approval — official guidance — published by GOV.UK
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- [1] The Building Regulations 2010, Regulation 1 — official source (read 2026-09-10; current status, amendments and commencement not verified here)
- [2] The Building Regulations 2010, Regulation 3 — official source (read 2026-09-10; current status, amendments and commencement not verified here)
- [3] The Building Regulations 2010, Part 7A, regulation 37A — official source (read 2026-09-10; current status, amendments and commencement not verified here) — bibliographic: identifies the instrument only.
- [4] The Building Regulations 2010, Part 8, regulation 38 — official source (read 2026-09-10; current status, amendments and commencement not verified here)
- [5] The Building Regulations 2010, Schedules 1 and 2 — official source (read 2026-09-10; current status, amendments and commencement not verified here) — bibliographic: identifies the instrument only.
- [6] The Building Regulations 2010, Part 2, Chapters 3 and 4 (regulations 11F, 11J) — official source (read 2026-09-10; current status, amendments and commencement not verified here) — bibliographic: identifies the instrument only.
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