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  "legislation": "nisr/2000/389",
  "legislation_title": "Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000",
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  "text": "(a) An air-supported structure which—\n(i) does not exceed 15 m in length or diameter;\n(ii) has alternative means of escape;\n(iii) is not less than 2 m from any building to which these regulations apply; and\n(iv) is used solely in connection with a dwelling.\n(b) An air-supported structure which—\n(i) after deflation is re-erected in accordance with plans previously approved and with any conditions imposed in connection with the approval of those plans; and\n(ii) is used for the same purpose as that for which it was previously erected.\n(c) A tent or marquee.\n(d) A movable dwelling including a tent, caravan, shed or similar structure used for human habitation.\n(e) Mobile accommodation used in a static condition, including a houseboat, caravan or railway carriage.\n(f) Any part of a dock, wharf, pier, lighthouse, dam, reservoir, railway line, airfield, pavement, canal (including locks and other structures associated therewith), oil rig, tunnel, bridge, road, path, ramp, stairway, walkway or work of public utility which does not form part of, give support to or gain support from, a building to which these regulations apply and which is not required for the purposes of Part R of these regulations; sewage disposal works other than buildings designed to house plant or provide covered accommodation for persons.\n(g) A structure (other than a chimney) not incorporating any covered space with headroom exceeding 1.5 m, except where the structure is attached to or within a building to which these regulations apply; a tower mast not attached to a building to which these regulations apply.\n(h) Unclad plant or machinery, including a vending or weighing machine.\n(i) Amusement, playground or fairground equipment, including a swing, roundabout and scenic railway.\n(j) Scaffolding, falsework, lifts and hoists used in association with engineering or construction work.\n(k) Storage racking not incorporating a floor.\n(l) Road barriers, street furniture or similar structures, including a traffic light or sign.\n(m) A fence, wall or gate not forming part of a building to which these regulations apply.\n(n) An external storage tank, not being a septic tank, settlement tank, cesspool, liquefied petroleum gas storage tank or tower silo.\n(o) Gantries or galleries used solely for access to or the operation of plant or machinery.\n(p) Greenhouses, including greenhouses atta ched to other buildings, but not including greenhouses used principally for retailing, packaging or exhibiting.",
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  "status": "prospective",
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