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The Requirements of the Building Regulations
This chapter provides a breakdown of the key elements of each Approved Document, showing not only each Regulation, but also an overview of the actual requirement ‘in a nutshell’. This acts as a good starting point to understand the Regulations, which are expanded upon in much more detail by specific building elements in chapters 6 and 7. The current editions of the Approved Documents are shown in Table 3.1 (as at 31 August 2017 when this book was submitted for publishing). All statutory instruments can be accessed at on the UK government legislation website (www.legislation.gov.uk) and the Planning Portal (www.gov.uk/government/collections/approved-documents). They can also can be purchased from TSO or RIBA.
If you intend to carry out work that involves any of these areas, you are recommended to view or download the appropriate instrument or purchase a copy for reference.
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Table 3.1 Current editions of Approved Documents
Note: The new Approved Document Q only applies to new dwellings. Approved Document R applies to new buildings and existing buildings that are subject to major renovation works and applies to both to dwellings and buildings other than dwellings, and came into force on 1 January 2017.
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Table 3.2 Part A – Structure
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Table 3.3 Part B – Fire safety – Volume 1: Dwelling-houses and Volume 2: Buildings other than dwelling-houses
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The extent to which these arrangements and facilities apply varies with the size and use of building.
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Table 3.4 Part C – Site preparation and resistance to contaminants and moisture
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Table 3.5 Part D – Toxic substances
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Table 3.6 Part E – Resistance to the passage of sound
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Table 3.7 Part F – Ventilation
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Table 3.8 Part G – Sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency
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Table 3.9 Part H – Drainage and waste disposal
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Table 3.10 Part J – Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems
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Table 3.11 Part K – Protection from falling, collision and impact
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Table 3.12 Part L – Conservation of fuel and power
Note: Regulation 40 provides the owner with sufficient information about how the building, the fixed building services and the maintenance requirements of that the building can be operated in such a manner as to use no more fuel and power than is reasonable in the circumstances.
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Table 3.13 Part M – Access to and use of buildings – Volume 1 Dwellings and Volume 2 – Buildings other than dwellings
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Table 3.14 Part P Electrical Safety - Design and installation of electrical installations
All electrical work shall be carried out in accordance with Amendment No 3 to BS 7671 (Requirements for Electrical Installations, commonly referred to as the IEE Wiring Regulations 17th Edition.
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Table 3.15 Part Q Security – Dwellings
Table 3.16 Part R In-building physical infrastructure
