{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-northern-ireland-2000/regulation-J3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-northern-ireland-2000/regulation-J3.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2000/389",
  "legislation_title": "Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-northern-ireland-2000",
  "path": "regulation/J3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "J3",
  "heading": "Waste chute systems",
  "text": "A waste chute system shall—\n(a) be of such size, layout and construction as will ensure the hygienic conveyance of waste to a waste container;\n(b) be constructed of non-combustible materials;\n(c) have non-absorbent inner surfaces;\n(d) have adequate means of ventilation to the external air; and\n(e) be so constructed as to prevent the ignition of any part of the building in the event of any waste within the system catching fire.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "coming into force",
      "affecting": "nisr/2000/389",
      "affecting_title": "Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2000/389/regulation/J3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:13:38.985369+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}