UK Act of Parliament 1979 Northern Ireland

Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) Order 1979

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Enforced by
Local Authority
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 5 of 12 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 7 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

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Any Person6 Client1

Plus 5 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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What it requires

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s.007 Type relaxation of building regulations by the Department (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Breach conditions of a building regulations relaxation noticeAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.008 Power of district councils to approve types of building, etc. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • District councils may approve specific types of building mattersLocal authority
s.009 Special provisions as to materials, etc. unsuitable for permanent buildings (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Use of unsuitable materials or failing to remove temporary structuresAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.010 Enforcement of building regulations (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • District councils must enforce building regulationsLocal authority
s.011 Powers of entry and inspection (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Obstruct an officer inspecting a buildingAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.013 Plans deposited with a district council (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • District councils must notify you of building plan decisionsLocal authority
s.014 Miscellaneous provisions as to the approval of plans (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Breach of conditions for staged building work plansAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.015 Relaxation of building regulations (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Apply for a relaxation or dispensation of building regulationsClient
s.021 Penalties (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Breach building regulations or submit false documentsAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.art003 Protected buildings Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • District councils must consider the preservation of protected buildingsLocal authority
s.art018 Appeal against contravention notice Regulated
  • Appeal a building regulations contravention noticeAny Person
s.art019 Registers to be kept by district councils Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • District councils must maintain public registers of building documentsLocal authority
19 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Title and commencement (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Building regulations (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Building Regulations Advisory Committee (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Further provisions as to the making of building regulations and the exemption therefrom of certain classes of buildings (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Continuing requirements (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Power to require or carry out tests for conformity with building regulations (opens in a new tab)
s.016 Appeals against the decision of district councils in applications for relaxation of building regulations (opens in a new tab)
s.017 Appeals to the Department (opens in a new tab)
s.018 Contravention notices in respect of work contravening building regulations (opens in a new tab)
s.019 Deposit of plans to be of no effect after certain interval (opens in a new tab)
s.020 Civil liability (opens in a new tab)
s.022 Application of building regulations to the Crown (opens in a new tab)
s.023 Regulations to be subject to negative resolution (opens in a new tab)
s.024 Transitional provisions, amendments and repeals (opens in a new tab)
s.appeals to department: procedure and fees Appeals to Department: procedure and fees
s.guidance for purposes of building regulations Guidance for purposes of building regulations
s.obtaining of report where contravention notice ser Obtaining of report where contravention notice served
s.relaxation of building regulations for existing wo Relaxation of building regulations for existing work
Schedules

Schedules

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33 other schedules
s.002 SAVING FOR BUILDING BYE-LAWS (opens in a new tab)
s.sch001 MATTERS IN REGARD TO WHICH BUILDING REGULATIONS MAY BE MADE (opens in a new tab)
s.sch001 Preparation of sites.
s.sch001 Drainage (including waste disposal units).
s.sch001 Cesspools and other means for the reception, treatment or disposal of foul matter.
s.sch001 Storage, treatment and removal of waste.
s.sch001 Installations utilising solid fuel, oil, gas, electricity or any other fuel or power (including appliances,...
s.sch001 Communications services (including telephones and radio and television wiring installations).
s.sch001 Lifts, escalators, hoists, conveyors and moving footways.
s.sch001 Plant providing air under pressure.
s.sch001 Standards and performance of heating, mechanical ventilation and air conditioning.
s.sch001 Standards of artificial lighting and provision of power outlets.
s.sch001 Measures relating to the security of buildings.
s.sch001 Measures to prevent pollution and nuisance.
s.sch001 Measures affecting the use of fuel or power (including the amount of fuel or power...
s.sch001 Measures affecting the sustainable use of water (including equipment for monitoring and measuring supplies of...
s.sch001 Open space about buildings and the natural lighting and ventilation of buildings.
s.sch001 Accommodation for specific purposes in or in connection with buildings, and the dimensions of rooms...
s.sch001 Suitability, durability, use, reuse and recycling of materials and components (including surface finishes) and the...
s.sch001 Means of access to and egress from buildings and parts of buildings.
s.sch001 Prevention of danger and obstruction to persons in and about buildings (including passers-by).
s.sch001 Matters connected with or ancillary to any of the matters mentioned in the preceding provisions...
s.sch001 Measures requiring the use of reused or recycled materials.
s.sch001 Structural strength and stability, including— (a) precautions against overloading, impact and explosion; (b) measures to...
s.sch001 Fire precautions, including— (a) structural measures to resist the outbreak and spread of fire and...
s.sch001 Resistance to moisture and decay.
s.sch001 Measures affecting the transmission of heat.
s.sch001 Measures affecting the transmission of sound.
s.sch001 Measures to prevent infestation.
s.sch001 Measures affecting the emission of smoke, gases, fumes, grit or dust or other noxious or...
s.sch002 In this Order— “building bye-laws” includes— bye-laws made by any sanitary authority under section 41...
s.sch002 Any building bye-law in force immediately before 1st October 1973 shall only have effect in...
s.sch002 (1) Subject to this paragraph, a district council may, on an application made after 1st...

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