The Fire Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1984

Uses of premises for which fire certificate is compulsory N.I.

22.—(1) A certificate issued under this Part by the Authority (in this Part referred to as a “fire certificate”) shall, subject to any exemption conferred by or under this Part, be required in respect of any premises which are put to a use for the time being designated under this Article (in this Part referred to as a “designated use”).

(2) For the purposes of this Article, the Department may by order designate particular uses of premises, but shall not so designate any particular use unless it falls within at least one of the following classes of use, that is to say—

(a) use as, or for any purpose involving the provision of, sleeping accommodation;

(b) use as, or as part of, an institution providing treatment or care;

(c) use for purposes of entertainment, recreation or instruction or for purposes of any club, society or association;

(d) use for purposes of teaching, training or research;

(e) use for any purpose involving access to the premises by members of the public, whether on payment or otherwise;

(f) use as a place of work.

(3) An order under this Article may provide that a fire certificate shall not by virtue of this Article be required for premises of any description specified in the order, notwithstanding that they are or form part of premises which are put to a designated use.

[F1 (3A) An order under this Article may, as respects any designated use, specify descriptions of premises which qualify for exemption by the Authority under Article 26A from the requirement for a fire certificate in respect of premises which are put to that use.]

(4) For the purpose of any provision made in an order under this Article by virtue of paragraph (3)[F1 or 3A], a description of premises may be framed by reference to the purpose for which premises are used or the frequency of their use for any purpose[F1 or their situation, construction or arrangement] or by reference to any other circumstances whatsoever.

(5) An order under this Article may include such supplementary and incidental provisions as appear to the Department to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of the order.

(6) Without prejudice to any exemption conferred by or under this Part, where premises consisting of a part of a building are put to a designated use, any other part of the building which is occupied together with those premises in connection with that use of them shall for the purposes of this Part be treated as forming part of the premises put to that use.

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