Regulation 3 Amendment of the Building Regulations 1991

For Part M (Access and Facilities for Disabled People) there shall be substituted the following Part–

“PART M ACCESS AND FACILITIES FOR DISABLED PEOPLE

Interpretation M1 In this Part “disabled people” means people who have– (a) an impairment which limits their ability to walk or which requires them to use a wheelchair for mobility, or (b) impaired hearing or sight. Access and use M2 Reasonable provision shall be made for disabled people to gain access to and to use the building. Sanitary conveniences M3 (1) Reasonable provision shall be made in the entrance storey of a dwelling for sanitary conveniences, or where the entrance storey contains no habitable rooms, reasonable provision for sanitary conveniences shall be made in either the entrance storey or principal storey. (2) In this paragraph “entrance storey” means the storey which contains the principal entrance to the dwelling, and “principal storey” means the storey nearest to the entrance storey which contains a habitable room, or if there are two such storeys equally near, either such storey. (3) If sanitary conveniences are provided in any building which is not a dwelling, reasonable provision shall be made for disabled people.

1 The requirements of this Part do not apply to– (a) a material alteration; (b) an extension to a dwelling, or any other extension which does not include a ground storey; (c) any part of a building which is used solely to enable the building or any service or fitting in the building to be inspected, repaired or maintained.

Audience or spectator seating M4 If the building contains audience or spectator seating, reasonable provision shall be made to accommodate disabled people.

2 Part M4 does not apply to dwellings.

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