Paragraph 1 Area

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch.5, para.1 A added by Building Standards and Procedure Amendment 1999 regs.2(19),4
Sch 5, paras 1, 1A replaced (4.3.2002) by Building Standards 2001 regs 2(1), (11), 3
Sch. 5 para. 1(c) words inserted by Building Standards 1996 reg. 2(6)(a)
Sch. 5 para. 3(c) revoked by Building Standards 1996 reg. 2(6)(b)
Sch. 5 para. 3A inserted by Building Standards 1996 reg. 2(6)(c)
Sch. 5 para. 4 words inserted by Building Standards 1996 reg. 2(6)(d)

The area of–

(a)

a single-storey building for the purpose of regulation 3 shall be taken to be the total area, excluding any gallery or openwork floor;

(b)

a storey shall be taken to be the total area of the floors within that storey or, if the building is compartmented, within a storey of a compartment, excluding any gallery or openwork floor;

(c)

a room excludes any built-in fixture extending from the floor to the ceiling.