# The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012, Regulation 73: Protection of people and buildings


(1) A combustion appliance shall be so installed and any connected flue-pipe, flue or chimney shall be so constructed and installed as to ensure that their use shall not cause—
(a) burns to any person; or
(b) damage to a building by heat or fire.
(2) A hearth or fireplace recess shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent damage to a building by heat or fire as a result of the operation of a combustion appliance installed in it or on it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/192/regulation/73 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/regulation-73
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