# The Construction Products Regulations 1991, Paragraph 1: Mechanical resistance and stability


The construction works must be designed and built in such a way that the loadings that are liable to act on it during its constructions and use will not lead to any of the following:
(a) collapse of the whole or part of the work;
(b) major deformations to an inadmissible degree;
(c) damage to other parts of the works or to fittings or installed equipment as a result of major deformation of the load-bearing construction;
(d) damage by an event to an extent disproportionate to the original cause.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1620/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/construction-products-regulations-1991/schedule-2/paragraph-1
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