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The Building Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 1992

S.I. 1992/1180 · Made 14 May 1992

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BUILDING AND BUILDINGS

Made 14th May 1992

Laid before Parliament 28th May 1992

Coming into force 26th June 1992

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1(1) and 3(1) of, and paragraphs 2 and 10 of Schedule 1 to, the Building Act 1984f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1984 c. 55.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Building Regulations 1991
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Building Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 26th June 1992.

2Amendment of the Building Regulations 1991

Regulation 13 of the Building Regulations 1991f1 (full plans) shall be amended as follows—

(a)

for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(2)
(a)

Full plans shall be deposited in duplicate, of which the local authority may retain one copy; and

(b)

where Part B of Schedule 1 (Fire safety) imposes a requirement in relation to proposed building work, an additional two copies of any such plans as demonstrate compliance with that requirement shall be deposited, both of which may be retained by the local authority.”; and

(b)

after paragraph (5) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(6)

Paragraph (2)(b) shall not require the deposit of additional copies of plans where the proposed building work relates to the erection, extension or material alteration of a dwelling-house or flat.”

Signature

Michael Howard

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

14th May 1992

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Building Regulations 1991 so as to require the deposit with the local authority of two additional sets of plans demonstrating compliance with fire safety requirements except where the proposed building work relates to the erection etc of a dwelling-house or flat.