Introductory Text
PART A Interpretation and general
1.Citation and commencement
2.Interpretation and general
3.Transitional provisions
4.Exemptions
5.Application to erection of buildings
6.Application to services and fittings
7.Application to alterations and extensions
8.Application to material change of use
9.Giving of notices and deposit of plans
10.Deposit of plans for the erection of two or more buildings that are or contain dwellings
11.Application for a type approval certificate for the erection of a dwelling or dwellings
12.Notice of commencement and completion of certain stages of work
13.Regularisation certificates
14.Completion certificates
15.Testing of drains and private sewers
16.Sampling of materials
17.Exercise of power of dispensation or relaxation
18.Application for dispensation or relaxation
19.Time limit on the serving of a contravention notice
20.Appeals and prescribed periods
21.Revocations
PART B Materials and workmanship
22.Interpretation
23.Fitness of materials and workmanship
24.Urea formaldehyde foam
PART C Site preparation and resistance to contaminants and moisture
25.Application and interpretation
26.Site preparation and resistance to contaminants
27.Subsoil drainage
28.Resistance to moisture and weather
29.Condensation
PART D Structure
30.Stability
31.Disproportionate collapse
PART E Fire safety
32.Application and interpretation
33.Means of escape
34.Internal fire spread – Linings
35.Internal fire spread – Structure
36.External fire spread
37.Facilities and access for the Fire and Rescue Service
PART F Conservation of fuel and power
38.Application and interpretation
39.Conservation measures
40.Target carbon dioxide emission rate
41.Consequential improvements
42.Change of energy status
43.Renovation of thermal elements
44.Notice of air pressure test
45.Notice of commissioning
46.Notice of emission rate
47.Provision of information
PART G Resistance to the passage of sound
48.Application and interpretation
49.Protection against sound from other parts of the building and from adjoining buildings
50.Protection against sound within a dwelling or room for residential purposes
51.Reverberation in the common internal parts of buildings containing flats or rooms for residential purposes
52.Acoustic conditions in schools
53.Sound insulation testing and notice of results
PART H Stairs, ramps, guarding and protection from impact
54.Application and interpretation
55.Provision of stairs in dwellings
56.Stairs, ladders, ramps and landings
57.Guarding
58.Vehicle loading bays
59.Protection against impact from and trapping by doors
60.Protection from collision with open windows, skylights or ventilators
PART J Solid waste in buildings
61.Interpretation
62.Solid waste storage
63.Waste chute systems
PART K Ventilation
64.Application
65.Means of ventilation
66.Ventilation of car parks
67.Notification of testing and commissioning
68.Provision of information
PART L Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems
69.Application and interpretation
70.Air supply
71.Discharge of products of combustion
72.Warning of the presence of carbon monoxide gas
73.Protection of people and buildings
74.Provision of information
75.Protection of liquid fuel storage tanks
76.Protection against pollution
77.Prevention of smoke emission
PART N Drainage
78.Application and interpretation
79.Drainage systems
80.Sanitary pipework
81.Underground foul drainage
82.Rainwater drainage
83.Cesspools, septic tanks and similar structures
PART P Sanitary appliances, unvented hot water storage systems and reducing the risk of scalding
84.Application and interpretation
85.Provision of sanitary appliances
86.Sanitary appliances
87.Sanitary accommodation
88.Unvented hot water storage systems
89.Reducing the risk of scalding
PART R Access to and use of buildings
90.Application and interpretation
91.Access and use
92.Access to extensions
93.Sanitary accommodation in extensions
94.Sanitary conveniences in dwellings
PART V Glazing
95.Application and interpretation
96.Impact with glazing
97.Transparent glazing
98.Safe opening and closing of windows, skylights and ventilators
99.Safe means of access for cleaning glazing
Signature
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
1.The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1973 shall continue to apply...
2.The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1977 shall continue to apply...
3.The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990 shall continue to apply...
4.The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 shall continue to apply...
5.The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 shall continue to apply...
SCHEDULE 2
CLASSES OF EXEMPTED BUILDINGS
SCHEDULE 3
PART A GIVING OF NOTICES AND DEPOSIT OF PLANS
Rule A: General
Rule B: Erection of buildings
Rule C: Alterations and extensions
Rule D: Services and fittings
Rule E: Material changes of use
Rule F: Additional requirements
PART B PARTICULARS TO BE GIVEN IN A BUILDING NOTICE
1.The following are the particulars to be given in a...
2.Where it is considered necessary for the purposes of examining...
3.Paragraphs (1) to (4) of Rule A of Part A...
PART C PARTICULARS TO BE GIVEN WITH AN APPLICATION FOR A TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFICATE
1.The provisions of paragraphs (1) to (4) of Rule A...
2.The following are the notices to be given and the...
3.Where it is considered necessary for the purposes of examining...
Explanatory Note