Building Regulations Citation and commencement 1 These regulations may be cited as the Building (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 and shall come into operation on 28th November 2016. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 . Transitional provisions 3 1 The principal Regulations shall continue to apply to— a plans deposited or a building notice given in accordance with the principal Regulations before the commencement of these Regulations; b building work carried out in accordance with such plans or such building notice with or without any departure or deviation from those plans or that building notice; and c building work completed before the commencement of these Regulations, as if the amendments effected by these Regulations had not been made. 2 The amendments made by regulations 5, 7, 8 and 9 shall not apply to— a plans deposited or a building notice given in accordance with the principal Regulations before 1st January 2017; b building work carried out in accordance with such plans or such building notice with or without any departure or deviation from those plans or that building notice; and c building work completed before 1st January 2017. 3 In paragraphs (1) and (2)— “building notice” means a notice given under regulation 9 (Giving of notices and deposit of plans) of the principal Regulations; and “building work” has the same meaning as in the principal Regulations. Amendment of the principal Regulations 4 The principal Regulations shall be amended as provided in regulations 5 to 9. Amendment of Part A (Interpretation and general) 5 1 In regulation 2 (Interpretation and general) in the Table to paragraph (7)— a below the Abbreviation or symbol “%” there shall be inserted “Mbps”; and b below the Definitions “percent” there shall be inserted “Megabits per second”. 2 In regulation 4 (Exemptions)— a in paragraph (2) for “(3) and (6)” substitute “(3), (6) and (7)”; b in paragraph (5)(b) for “Parts C to L” substitute “Parts C to M”; c in paragraph (6) after “43B” insert “, and subject to regulation 77A, comply with the requirements of regulation 77B”; and d after paragraph (6) insert the following paragraph— 7 Regulation 77B shall apply to buildings controlled under other legislation falling within Class 1 of Schedule 2. . 3 In regulation 5 (Application to erection of buildings) for “Parts A to L” substitute “Parts A to M”. 4 In regulation 7 (Application to alterations and extensions) in paragraph (1) for “Parts A to L” substitute “Parts A to M”. 5 In regulation 8 (Application to material change of use) for the Table to regulation 8 there shall be substituted the Table set out in Schedule 1 of these Regulations. 6 In regulation 11 (Application for a type approval certificate for the erection of a dwelling or dwellings)— a in paragraph (1)(f) delete “and”; b in paragraph (1)(g) for “.” substitute “; and”; and c after paragraph (1)(g) insert— h matters relating to Part M (Physical infrastructure for high-speed electronic communications networks). . Amendment of Part F (Conservation of fuel and power) 6 1 In regulation 40 (Target carbon dioxide emission rate)— a in paragraph (1) after “38(3)(b),” insert “minimum energy performance requirements in the form of”; b in paragraph (1) after “calculated” insert “and expressed”; and c in paragraph (2) after “rate” insert “, with all carbon dioxide emission rates calculated and expressed using a national calculation methodology”. 2 In regulation 43B (Nearly zero-energy requirements for new buildings) in paragraph (2)(a) after “occupied” insert “and owned”. Insertion of Part M (Physical infrastructure for high-speed electronic communications networks) 7 After Part L (Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems) there shall be inserted the Part set out in Schedule 2 of these Regulations. Amendment of Schedule 2 (Classes of exempted buildings) 8 For paragraph (a) in Class 1 of Schedule 2, substitute— a Any building in which explosives are manufactured or stored under a licence granted under the Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 . . Amendment of Schedule 3 9 1 Part A (Giving of notices and deposit of plans) in Rule B: Erection of buildings— a in paragraph (5)(g) delete “and”; b in paragraph (5)(h) for “.” substitute “; and”; and c after paragraph (5)(h) insert— j the provisions made in the building or part of the building for physical infrastructure for high-speed electronic communications networks. . 2 Part C (Particulars to be given with an application for a type approval certificate) in paragraph (2)(d)— a in sub-paragraph (viii) delete “and”; b in sub-paragraph (ix) for “.” substitute “; and”; and c after sub-paragraph (ix) insert— x the provisions made in the building for physical infrastructure for high-speed electronic communications networks. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 23rd November 2016 Desi McDonnell A senior officer of the Department of Finance