The Building (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010

J2.    Solid waste storage

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(1) A building shall be provided with adequate space for the storage of waste in containers, and such space shall be—

(a)sited so as not to be prejudicial to the health of any person;

(b)sited so as to be reasonably accessible for use by people in the building for the storage of waste and for emptying or removing each container;

(c)of sufficient area having regard to the number of necessary containers and the frequency and method of removal; and

(d)reasonably accessible to the waste collection point.

(2) Every dwelling—

(a)on or below the fourth storey of a building shall have adequate space for individual waste containers or access to communal waste containers or a waste chute system; and

(b)above the fourth storey of a building shall have access to a waste chute system.