The Disability Discrimination (Providers of Services) (Adjustment of Premises) Regulations 2001

Buildings in England and Wales

2.—(1) For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a) “Approved Document M” means—

(i) the 1992 edition of the document of that title approved by the Secretary of State as practical guidance on meeting the requirements of Part M of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations 1991(1), first published for the Department of the Environment by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office in 1991 (ISBN 011 752447 6); or

(ii) the 1999 edition of the document of that title approved by the Secretary of State as practical guidance on meeting the requirements of Part M of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations 1991, first published for the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions by The Stationery Office under licence from the Comptroller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office in 1998 (ISBN 011 753469 2);

(b) “the Building Regulations” means the Building Regulations 1991 or the Building Regulations 2000(2).

(2) In the case of a physical feature provided as part of building works to which the Building Regulations applied, for the purposes of paragraph 1(1) Approved Document M is whichever edition is the practical guidance which was relevant in relation to meeting the requirements of the Building Regulations which applied to those building works.

(3) In any other case, for the purposes of paragraph 1(1) Approved Document M is whichever edition was the last edition published at the time when the physical feature was provided in or in connection with the building.

(4) For the purpose of sub-paragraph (3), a physical feature is deemed to be provided in or in connection with the building on—

(a) the day upon which the works to install or construct the feature were commenced; or

(b) in the case of a physical feature provided as a part of a larger building project, the day upon which the works in relation to that project were commenced.

(5) Where in relation to the physical feature in question any provision of Approved Document M refers to a standard or specification (in whole or in part), that standard or specification shall be construed as referring to any equivalent standard or specification recognised for use in any member state of the European Community or European Economic Area.

(1)

S.I. 1991/2768. Part M was originally introduced by the Building (Disabled People) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1445) which was amended by the Building Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2561). S.I. 1991/2768 and S.I. 1998/2561 have been revoked by S.I. 2000/2531.

(2)

S.I. 2000/2531.