http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1979/1709/contentsBuilding Regulations (Northern Ireland) Order 1979texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-04-02Expert Participation2015-04-01Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 1Title and commencement2Interpretation3Building regulations3AProtected buildings4Building Regulations Advisory Committee5Further provisions as to the making of building regulations and the exemption therefrom of certain classes of buildings5AGuidance for purposes of building regulations6Continuing requirements7Type relaxation of building regulations by the Department8Power of district councils to approve types of building, etc.9Special provisions as to materials, etc. unsuitable for permanent buildings10Enforcement of building regulations11Powers of entry and inspection12Power to require or carry out tests for conformity with building regulations13Plans deposited with a district council14Miscellaneous provisions as to the approval of plans15Relaxation of building regulations15ARelaxation of building regulations for existing work16Appeals against the decision of district councils in applications for relaxation of building regulations17Appeals to the Department18Contravention notices in respect of work contravening building regulations18AObtaining of report where contravention notice served18BAppeal against contravention notice18CAppeals to Department: procedure and fees19Deposit of plans to be of no effect after certain interval19ARegisters to be kept by district councils20Civil liability21Penalties22Application of building regulations to the Crown23Regulations to be subject to negative resolution24Transitional provisions, amendments and repealsSCHEDULESSCHEDULE 1MATTERS IN REGARD TO WHICH BUILDING REGULATIONS MAY BE MADE1Preparation of sites.2Suitability, durability, use, reuse and recycling of materials and components (including surface finishes) and the...2AMeasures requiring the use of reused or recycled materials.3Structural strength and stability, including— (a) precautions against overloading, impact and explosion; (b) measures to...4Fire precautions, including— (a) structural measures to resist the outbreak and spread of fire and...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...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,...14Communications services (including telephones and radio and television wiring installations).15Lifts, escalators, hoists, conveyors and moving footways.16Plant providing air under pressure.17Standards and performance of heating, mechanical ventilation and air conditioning.17AStandards of artificial lighting and provision of power outlets.17BMeasures relating to the security of buildings.17CMeasures to prevent pollution and nuisance.17DMeasures affecting the use of fuel or power (including the amount of fuel or power...17EMeasures affecting the sustainable use of water (including equipment for monitoring and measuring supplies of...18Open space about buildings and the natural lighting and ventilation of buildings.19Accommodation for specific purposes in or in connection with buildings, and the dimensions of rooms...20Means of access to and egress from buildings and parts of buildings.21Prevention of danger and obstruction to persons in and about buildings (including passers-by).22Matters connected with or ancillary to any of the matters mentioned in the preceding provisions...SCHEDULE 2SAVING FOR BUILDING BYE-LAWS1In this Order— “building bye-laws” includes— bye-laws made by any sanitary authority under section 41...2Any building bye-law in force immediately before 1st October 1973 shall only have effect in...3(1) Subject to this paragraph, a district council may, on an application made after 1st...Schedule 3—Repeals1979 No. 1709 (N.I. 16)Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 F1[19th December 1979]Annotations:Amendments (Textual)F1functions transf. by SR 1999/481
functions transf. by SR 1999/481