All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

Contents

• Commencement
• Amendments and other effects
• SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Ss. 1-4	1 March 2008	Building Control Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 50 of 2008), art. 2
Ss. 5, 6	30 September 2009	Building Control Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 352 of 2009), art. 2
Ss. 7- 12	1 March 2008	Building Control Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 50 of 2008), art. 2
Ss. 13- 73	1 May 2008	Building Control Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 50 of 2008), art. 3

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Act included in collectively cited Building Control Acts	s. 1(2)
	Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), s. 1(7)
	Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Act 2020 (27/2020), s. 1(2)(b)
S. 2(b) amended	Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 1(2), 66
S. 2(1) amended	European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Amendment of Building Control Act 2007) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 616 of 2014), reg. 2
S. 2(1)(a) amended	Local Government Act 2019 (1/2019), ss. 1(2), 48(a)
S. 13(1) amended	Local Government Act 2019 (1/2019), ss. 1(2), 48(b)
S. 13(5) substituted	Court of Appeal Act 2014 (No. 18 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 67(a)
S. 14(2)(a)(i) qualifications prescribed	Building Control (Prescribed Qualifications) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 233 of 2018), reg. 2, schedule
S. 14(2)(a)(iii) courses and bodies prescribed	Building Control (Prescribed Qualifications) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 566 of 2014), reg. 2 & schedule
	Building Control (Prescribed Bodies and Courses) Regulations 2012, (S.I. No. 341 of 2012), reg. 2 & sch. 1
S. 14(2)(f) examination prescribed	Building Control (Prescribed Bodies and Courses) Regulations 2012, (S.I. No. 341 of 2012), reg. 3 & sch. 2
S. 14(6) substit.	Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012, (No. 28 of 2012), ss. 1(2), 86 & sch. 3
S. 17(2) substituted	Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 1(2), 67
S. 17A inserted	Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 1(2), 68
S. 21(3) substituted	Court of Appeal Act 2014 (No. 18 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 67(b)
S. 23(3) substituted	Court of Appeal Act 2014 (No. 18 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 67(c)
S. 24(3) substituted	Court of Appeal Act 2014 (No. 18 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 67(d)
S. 28(1) amended	Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 1(2), 69
S. 28(5) substituted	Court of Appeal Act 2014 (No. 18 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 67(e)
S. 29(2)(b) substituted	Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 1(2), 70
S. 29(5) substituted	Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012, (No. 28 of 2012), ss. 1(2), 86 & sch. 3
S. 31(2) substituted	Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 1(2), 71
S. 31A inserted	Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 1(2), 72
S. 35(3) substituted	Court of Appeal Act 2014 (No. 18 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 67(f)
S. 37(3) substituted	Court of Appeal Act 2014 (No. 18 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 67(g)
S. 38(3) substituted	Court of Appeal Act 2014 (No. 18 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 67(h)
S. 42(1) amended	Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 1(2), 73
S. 42(5) substituted	Court of Appeal Act 2014 (No. 18 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 67(i)
S. 43(2)(b) amended	Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 1(2), 74
S. 43(2)(f) amended	Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 1(2), 74
S. 43(5) substituted	Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012, (No. 28 of 2012), ss. 1(2), 86 & sch. 3
S. 45(2) substituted	Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 1(2), 75
S. 45A inserted	Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 1(2), 76
S. 49(3) substituted	Court of Appeal Act 2014 (No. 18 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 67(j)
S. 51(3) substituted	Court of Appeal Act 2014 (No. 18 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 67(k)
S. 52(3) substituted	Court of Appeal Act 2014 (No. 18 of 2014), ss. 1(2), 67(l)
S. 56 references construed	Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (No. 29 of 2014), ss. 1(5), 8, 39(2)
S. 57(2A) inserted	Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 1(2), 77(a)
S. 57(5) amended	Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 1(2), 77(b)
S. 71(5)(a) amended	Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (15/2022), ss. 1(2), 78

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 64	Building Control (Prescribed Qualifications) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 114 of 2022)
	Building Control (Prescribed Qualifications) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 468 of 2020)
	Building Control (Prescribed Qualifications) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 233 of 2018)
	Building Control (Prescribed Qualifications) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 566 of 2014)
	Building Control (Prescribed Bodies and Courses) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 341 of 2012)