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The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

S.R. 2012/192 · Made 15 May 2012 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Building Regulations

Made 15th May 2012

Coming into operation 31st October 2012

The Department of Finance and Personnel, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 3, 5(1), (2) and (3), 5A(1), 8, 9, 12, 15, 16(1) and (2), 17(1), (2), (2A) and (5), 18(5), 18B, 18C(1) and 19 of, and paragraphs 1 to 7, 9 to 13 and 17 to 22 of Schedule 1 to, the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 M1, and now vested in it M2, and after consultation with the Building Regulations Advisory Committee and such other bodies as appear to be representative of the interests concerned M3 makes the following Regulations:C1

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

S.I. 1979/1709 (N.I. 16) as amended by S.I. 1990/1510 (N.I. 14), Article 38(1) and Schedule 1, Part II and 2009 c.4

M2

See S.R. 1999 No. 481 Article 6 and Schedule 4, Part II

M3

S.I. 1979/1709 (N.I. 16) Article 5(4)

Modifications

C1

Regulations applied (25.2.2014) by The Building (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/44), regs. 1, 3(1) (with reg. 3)

Contents

  1. Part A: Interpretation and general
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation and general
  4. 3Transitional provisions
  5. 4Exemptions
  6. 5Application to erection of buildings
  7. 6Application to services and fittings
  8. 7Application to alterations and extensions
  9. 8Application to material change of use
  10. 9Giving of notices and deposit of plans
  11. 10Deposit of plans for the erection of two or more buildings that are or contain dwellings
  12. 11Application for a type approval certificate for the erection of a dwelling or dwellings
  13. 12Notice of commencement and completion of certain stages of work
  14. 13Regularisation certificates
  15. 14Completion certificates
  16. 15Testing of drains and private sewers
  17. 16Sampling of materials
  18. 17Exercise of power of dispensation or relaxation
  19. 18Application for dispensation or relaxation
  20. 19Time limit on the serving of a contravention notice
  21. 20Appeals and prescribed periods
  22. 21Revocations
  23. Part B: Materials and workmanship
  24. 22Interpretation
  25. 23Fitness of materials and workmanship
  26. 24Urea formaldehyde foam
  27. Part C: Site preparation and resistance to contaminants and moisture
  28. 25Application and interpretation
  29. 26Site preparation and resistance to contaminants
  30. 27Subsoil drainage
  31. 28Resistance to moisture and weather
  32. 29Condensation
  33. Part D: Structure
  34. 30Stability
  35. 31Disproportionate collapse
  36. Part E: Fire safety
  37. 32Application and interpretation
  38. 33Means of escape
  39. 34Internal fire spread – Linings
  40. 35Internal fire spread – Structure
  41. 36External fire spread
  42. 37Facilities and access for the Fire and Rescue Service
  43. 37AFire safety information
  44. 37BAutomatic fire suppression systems
  45. Part F: Conservation of fuel and power
  46. 38Application and interpretation
  47. 39Conservation measures
  48. 40Target carbon dioxide emission rate
  49. 41Consequential improvements
  50. 42Change of energy status
  51. 43Renovation of thermal elements
  52. 43AConsideration of high-efficiency alternative systems
  53. 43BNearly zero-energy requirements for new buildings
  54. 44Notice of air pressure test
  55. 45Notice of commissioning
  56. 46Notice of emission rate
  57. 47Provision of information
  58. Part G: Resistance to the passage of sound
  59. 48Application and interpretation
  60. 49Protection against sound from other parts of the building and from adjoining buildings
  61. 50Protection against sound within a dwelling or room for residential purposes
  62. 51Reverberation in the common internal parts of buildings containing flats or rooms for residential purposes
  63. 52Acoustic conditions in schools
  64. 53Sound insulation testing and notice of results
  65. Part H: Stairs, ramps, guarding and protection from impact
  66. 54Application and interpretation
  67. 55Provision of stairs in dwellings
  68. 56Stairs, ladders, ramps and landings
  69. 57Guarding
  70. 58Vehicle loading bays
  71. 59Protection against impact from and trapping by doors
  72. 60Protection from collision with open windows, skylights or ventilators
  73. Part J: Solid waste in buildings
  74. 61Interpretation
  75. 62Solid waste storage
  76. 63Waste chute systems
  77. Part K: Ventilation
  78. 64Application
  79. 65Means of ventilation
  80. 66Ventilation of car parks
  81. 67Notification of testing and commissioning
  82. 68Provision of information
  83. Part L: Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems
  84. 69Application and interpretation
  85. 70Air supply
  86. 71Discharge of products of combustion
  87. 72Warning of the presence of carbon monoxide gas
  88. 73Protection of people and buildings
  89. 74Provision of information
  90. 75Protection of liquid fuel storage tanks
  91. 76Protection against pollution
  92. 77Prevention of smoke emission
  93. Part M: Physical infrastructure for high-speed electronic communications networks
  94. 77AApplication and interpretation
  95. 77BIn-building physical infrastructure
  96. Part N: Drainage
  97. 78Application and interpretation
  98. 79Drainage systems
  99. 80Sanitary pipework
  100. 81Underground foul drainage
  101. 82Rainwater drainage
  102. 83Cesspools, septic tanks and similar structures
  103. Part P: Sanitary appliances, unvented hot water storage systems and reducing the risk of scalding
  104. 84Application and interpretation
  105. 85Provision of sanitary appliances
  106. 86Sanitary appliances
  107. 87Sanitary accommodation
  108. 88Unvented hot water storage systems
  109. 89Reducing the risk of scalding
  110. Part R: Access to and use of buildings
  111. 90Application and interpretation
  112. 91Access and use
  113. 92Access to extensions
  114. 93Sanitary accommodation in extensions
  115. 94Sanitary conveniences in dwellings
  116. Part V: Glazing
  117. 95Application and interpretation
  118. 96Impact with glazing
  119. 97Transparent glazing
  120. 98Safe opening and closing of windows, skylights and ventilators
  121. 99Safe means of access for cleaning glazing
  122. Signature
  123. Schedule 1: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
  124. 1Paragraph 1
  125. 2Paragraph 2
  126. 3Paragraph 3
  127. 4Paragraph 4
  128. 5Paragraph 5
  129. Schedule 2: CLASSES OF EXEMPTED BUILDINGS
  130. Paragraph
  131. Schedule 3: PART A – GIVING OF NOTICES AND DEPOSIT OF PLANS
  132. Rule A: General
  133. Rule B: Erection of buildings
  134. Rule C: Alterations and extensions
  135. Rule D: Services and fittings
  136. Rule E: Material changes of use
  137. Rule F: Additional requirements
  138. Schedule 3: PART B – PARTICULARS TO BE GIVEN IN A BUILDING NOTICE
  139. 1Paragraph 1
  140. 2Paragraph 2
  141. 3Paragraph 3
  142. Schedule 3: PART C – PARTICULARS TO BE GIVEN WITH AN APPLICATION FOR A TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFICATE
  143. 1Paragraph 1
  144. 2Paragraph 2
  145. 3Paragraph 3
  146. Explanatory note