SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Building Regulations

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Without prejudice to the generality of section 1(1) of this Act, building regulations may—

a

for any of the purposes mentioned in section 1(1) of this Act, make provision with respect to any of the following matters—

i

preparation of sites,

ii

suitability, durabilityF5, use and re-use of materials and components (including surface finishes),

iii

structural strength and stability, including—

a

precautions against overloading, impact and explosion,

b

measures to safeguard adjacent buildings and services,

c

underpinning,

iv

fire 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,

v

resistance to moisture and decay,

vi

measures affecting the transmission of heat,

vii

measures affecting the transmission of sound,

viii

measures to prevent infestation,

ix

measures affecting the emission of smoke, gases, F4vapours, fumes, grit or dust or other noxious or offensive substances,

x

drainage (including waste disposal units),

xi

cesspools and other means for the reception, treatment or disposal of foul matter,

xii

storage, treatment and removal of waste,

xiii

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

xiv

water services (including wells and bore-holes for the supply of water) and fittings and fixed equipment associated therewith F3(including equipment for monitoring and measuring supplies of water),

xv

telecommunications services (including telephones and radio and television wiring installations),

xvi

lifts, escalators, hoists, conveyors and moving footways,

xvii

plant providing air under pressure,

xviii

standards of heating, artificial lighting, mechanical ventilation and air-conditioning and provision of power outlets,

xix

open space about buildings and the natural lighting and ventilation of buildings,

xx

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

xxi

means of access to and egress from buildings and parts of buildings

xxii

prevention of danger and obstruction to persons in and about buildings (including passers-by),

F1xxiia

measures relating to the security of buildings,

xxiib

measures affecting the use of fuel or power,

xxiic

equipment for monitoring and measuring supplies of fuel, power or heat,

xxiid

recycling facilities (including facilities for composting),

F2xxiie

the production of heat or the generation of electricity by microgeneration (as defined for the purposes of this paragraph by building regulations),

xxiii

matters connected with or ancillary to any of the foregoing matters,

b

require things to be provided or done in connection with buildings (as well as regulating the provision or doing of things in connection with buildings),

c

prescribe the manner in which work is to be carried out.