Paragraph 5

Section 34 of that Act (protection against fire in certain new buildings) shall have effect as if—

(a)

in subsection (1) immediately before paragraph (B) of proviso (ii) there were inserted the following paragraph—

“(A)

a building to which paragraph B1 of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations 1985 (means of escape in case of fire) applies or would apply but for a direction under section 8 or 11 of the Building Act 1984; or”

; and

(b)

for subsection (2) there were substituted the following subsection—

“(2)

The owner of any building to which subsection (1) of this section applies shall, before or at the same time as any notice is given or plans are deposited in respect of the building, deposit at the County Hall two copies of the plans prepared for the new building showing so far as may be necessary for the purposes of this section the means of escape proposed to be provided in connection with the building.”.