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SCHEDULES

Section 61.

SCHEDULE 5Subject-Matter of Building Regulations

1Preparation of sites.

2Suitability, durability and use of materials and components (including surface finishes).

3Structural strength and stability, including—

(a)precautions against overloading, impact and explosion ;

(b)measures to safeguard adjacent buildings and services ;

(c)underpinning.

4Fire precautions, including—

(a)structural measures to resist the outbreak and spread of fire and to mitigate its effects ;

(b)services, fittings and equipment designed to mitigate the effects of fire or to facilitate fire-fighting ;

(c)means of escape in case of fire and means for securing that such means of escape can be safely and effectively used at all material times.

5Resistance to moisture and decay.

6Measures affecting the transmission of heat

7Measures affecting the transmission of sound.

8Measures to prevent infestation.

9Measures affecting the emission of smoke, gases, fumes, grit or dust or other noxious or offensive substances.

10Drainage (including waste disposal units).

11Cesspools and other means for the reception, treatment or disposal of foul matter.

12Storage, treatment and removal of waste.

13Installations utilising solid fuel, oil, gas, electricity or any other fuel or power (including appliances, storage tanks, heat exchangers, ducts, fans and other equipment).

14Water services (including wells and bore-holes for the supply of water) and fittings and fixed equipment associated therewith.

15Telecommunications services (including telephones and radio and television wiring installations).

16Lifts, escalators, hoists, conveyors and moving footways.

17Plant providing air under pressure.

18Standards of heating, artificial lighting, mechanical ventilation and air-conditioning and provision of power outlets.

19Open space about buildings and the natural lighting and ventilation of buildings.

20Accommodation for specific purposes in or in connection with buildings, and the dimensions of rooms and other spaces within buildings.

21Means of access to and egress from buildings and parts of buildings.

22Prevention of danger and obstruction to persons in and about buildings (including passers-by).

23Matters connected with or ancillary to any of the matters mentioned in the preceding provisions of this Schedule.