{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/regulation-69",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/regulation-69.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2012/192",
  "legislation_title": "The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-northern-ireland-2012",
  "path": "regulation/69",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "69",
  "heading": "Application and interpretation",
  "text": "(1) Any provision in regulations 70 to 74 and 77 which applies to a combustion appliance, shall also apply where solid fuel is intended to burn directly on a hearth without the installation of any appliance.\n(2) Regulation 72 shall not apply to a combustion appliance designed solely for cooking purposes.\n(3) Regulation 75 shall only apply to a liquid fuel storage tank and connecting pipework located outside the building, which serves a fixed combustion appliance within the building and which is—\n(a) a fixed oil storage tank with a capacity greater than 90 litres; or\n(b) a fixed liquefied petroleum gas storage tank with a capacity greater than 150 litres.\n(4) Regulation 76 shall only apply to an above ground fixed oil storage tank, which serves a dwelling and to which any one of the following applies—\n(a) it has a capacity of more than 2500 litres but less than 3500 litres;\n(b) it is located within 10 m of inland freshwaters or coastal waters;\n(c) it is located within 50 m of a source of potable water, such as a well, bore-hole or spring;\n(d) it is located where spilled oil from the installation could reach the waters in (b) or (c) by running across hard ground;\n(e) it is located where spillage could run into an open drain or loose fitting manhole cover; or\n(f) it is located where the tank vent pipe outlets cannot be seen from the intended filling point.\n(5) In this Part—\n“Combustion appliance” means a fixed appliance (including a cooker) which—\n(a)is designed to burn solid fuel, gas or oil; or\n(b)is an incinerator.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/192/regulation/69",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:15:53.727465+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."
}