{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-northern-ireland-order-1979/article-3A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-northern-ireland-order-1979/article-3A.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1979/1709",
  "legislation_title": "Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) Order 1979",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-regulations-northern-ireland-order-1979",
  "path": "article/3A",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3A",
  "heading": "Protected buildings",
  "text": "(1) In carrying out any of its functions under building regulations a district council shall take account of the desirability of preserving the character of protected buildings.\n(2) In this Article “protected buildings” means—\n(a) listed buildings within the meaning of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 ; and\n(b) buildings situated in conservation areas within the meaning of that Act .",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 3A inserted (31.8.2009) by Building Regulations (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 4), ss. 2, 15(4); S.R. 2009/272, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 3A(2)(a) substituted (13.2.2015 for specified purposes, 1.4.2015 in so far as not already in operation) by Planning Act (Northern-Ireland) 2011 (c. 25), s. 254(1)(2), Sch. 6 para. 22(a) (with s. 211); S.R. 2015/49, arts. 2, 3, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2) (as amended (16.3.2016) by S.R. 2016/159, art. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in art. 3A(2)(b) substituted (13.2.2015 for specified purposes, 1.4.2015 in so far as not already in operation) by Planning Act (Northern-Ireland) 2011 (c. 25), s. 254(1)(2), Sch. 6 para. 22(b) (with s. 211); S.R. 2015/49, arts. 2, 3, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2) (as amended (16.3.2016) by S.R. 2016/159, art. 2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1979/1709/article/3A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:52:43.274492+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."
}