Building Control Regulations, 1991.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Building Control Regulations, 1991.
2 Commencement.
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of June, 1992.
3 Interpretation.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations, any reference to a Schedule, Part or article which is not otherwise identified is a reference to a Schedule, Part or article of these Regulations.
(2) In these Regulations, any reference to a sub-article or paragraph which is not otherwise identified is a reference to the sub-article or paragraph of the provision in which the reference occurs.
(3) In these Regulations, a reference to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended or adapted by any subsequent enactment.
(4) In these Regulations, save where the context otherwise requires—
"the Act" means the Building Control Act, 1990 ;
"building control authority" means a building control authority as defined in section 2 of the Act;
"Building Regulations" means the building Regulations, 1991;
"drainage system", in relation to a building, means the system of pipes and drains used for the drainage of the building, including all other fittings, appliances and equipment so used but excluding subsoil water drains;
"fire safety certificate" means a certificate under section 6 (2) (a) (ii) of the Act;
"flat" includes a self-contained dwelling forming part of any structure;
4 Application of these Regulations to building control authority.
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall not apply to—
(a) the design or construction of a building which is carried out by, or on behalf of, a building control authority, or
(b) a material change of use of a building in the possession of a building control authority,
where the building or works is or will be situated within the functional area of the building control authority concerned.
PART II Notices to Building Control Authorities
5 Application of Part II.
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paragraphs: (1) Subject to sub-article (2), the provisions of this Part shall apply to—
(a) the erection of a building,
(b) the material alteration or extension of a building, and
(c) a material change of use of a building,
to which the Building Regulations apply, other than exempted development for the purposes of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Acts, 1963 to 1990.
(2) Notwithstanding sub-article (1), the provisions of this Part shall apply to any building or works to which Part III applies.
6 Notices.
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paragraphs: A person who intends to carry out any works, or to make a material change in the use of a building, to which this Part applies, shall give to the building control authority in whose functional area the building or proposed building is or will be situated notice in writing of such intention (in these Regulations referred to as a "commencement notice"), not less than seven days and not more than twenty-one days before the commencement of the works or the making of the material change of use, as the case may be.
7 Commencement notice.
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paragraphs: A commencement notice shall contain or be accompanied by—
(a) particulars of the location of the building to which the notice relates and the use or intended use of the building,
(b) a description of the proposed works or material change of use,
(c) the name and address of—
(i) the owner of the building or works to which the notice relates, and
(ii) any other person who is to carry out the works to which the notice relates,
(d) the name and address of the person or persons from whom such plans, documents and information, as may be necessary to show that the building or works will comply with the requirements of the Building Regulations, may be obtained, and
(e) the name and address of the person or persons from whom notification of
(i) the pouring of any foundations, or
(ii) the covering up of any drainage system
may be obtained,
and shall be signed by the person giving the notice, or on behalf of that person.
PART III Fire Safety Certificates
8 Application of Part III.
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paragraphs: The provisions of this Part shall apply to—
(a) the erection of a building,
(b) the material alteration or extension of a building,
(c) a material change of use of a building,