Who is responsible for notifying a project?

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Who is responsible for notifying a project?

In construction, it’s the client who holds the duty to make statutory notifications to the appropriate authorities. The client must ensure these notices are submitted in time and in the correct form. However, this responsibility can be delegated by contract or appointment to someone else, such as a contractor or project manager, who acts on the client’s behalf. The key point is that the obligation rests with the client, not with the contractor, the building regulations officer, or the local council itself. The regulator (building regulations officer) enforces compliance, and the local council is the authority that receives the notification, but neither is typically the party who bears the obligation to notify in the first place.

In construction, it’s the client who holds the duty to make statutory notifications to the appropriate authorities. The client must ensure these notices are submitted in time and in the correct form. However, this responsibility can be delegated by contract or appointment to someone else, such as a contractor or project manager, who acts on the client’s behalf. The key point is that the obligation rests with the client, not with the contractor, the building regulations officer, or the local council itself. The regulator (building regulations officer) enforces compliance, and the local council is the authority that receives the notification, but neither is typically the party who bears the obligation to notify in the first place.

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