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Schedule 1

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PART H

Resistance to the transmission of sound

Application of Part H

H1
(1)

This Part shall apply only to a building or part of a building of occupancy sub-group A1 or A2.

(2)

The provisions of this Part shall not be subject to specification in a notice served under section 11 of the Act (which enables local authorities to require existing buildings to conform to these regulations).

Interpretation of Part H

H2

In this Part the following expressions have the meanings respectively assigned to them by regulation A5(1):–

  • THE ACT

  • BUILDING

  • CONSTRUCT and CONSTRUCTION

  • HOUSE

  • OPEN ACCESS BALCONY.

Separating walls and floors

H3
(1)

Where a wall separates a house from any other building or where a wall or floor separates a house forming part of a building from any other part of that building, the wall or floor, as the case may be, shall be so constructed that, in conjunction with other components of the structure of the building in association therewith, it provides adequate resistance to airborne sound transmission.

(2)

Where a floor situated above a house forming part of a building separates the house from any other part of that building, the floor shall be so constructed that, in conjunction with other components of the structure of the building in association therewith, it provides adequate resistance to impact sound transmission.

(3)

Nothing in this regulation shall apply to any wall separating a house from an open access balcony.

(4)

For the purposes of this regulation adequate resistance will be provided by constructing every separating wall or floor to which this Part applies either–

(a)

in accordance with an appropriate specification in Part II of Schedule 17, or

(b)

so as to attain the appropriate performance standard as set out in Part III of Schedule 17.