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An applicant aggrieved by a decision of the Subcommittee to amend the bylaws may appeal that decision to the Building Advisory Committee. 1) Construction works that were carried out legally before the entry into operation of the standard object.

The decision of the committee on the appeal against the decision of the sub-committee on changes to the statute. a) are final and binding, taking into account the right to appeal granted by this law;. For the purposes of the effective application of the provisions of section 13 (2) and (3), applicable bye-laws when applying the provisions of section 13 (2) and (3), bye-laws in force in the area immediately preceding the entry into force in that area of the standard building regulations, shall be deemed to continue in operation notwithstanding their inconsistency in any respect with a provision of the Standard Building Regulations.

A person may be appointed as an arbitrator for any term not exceeding three years, as the Minister thinks fit.

Remuneration of 'referee. A referee shall be paid such remuneration as may be prescribed

A person may be appointed as a member of the Tribunal for any term not exceeding three years, as the Governor in Council thinks fit. Notwithstanding section 30, the secretary of the Committee is empowered to perform such duties as are necessary for the effective performance of the Tribunal's functions.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

1) When a vacancy occurs in the office of a member of the Commission before the expiration of his mandate, the Governor in Council, with the notice published in the Gazette, may appoint another person (regularly appointed). If it appears to any member of the Committee that he will not be able to perform his functions adequately under this Act for any period, he may inform the Minister in writing of that fact, in which case the Minister may call in writing the person or body which appointed that member to propose another person for appointment as a deputy member of the Commission until that member is again able to perform such functions adequately.

Functions of Committee. The Committee-

Provided that a member of the commission or of a subcommittee who is an officer of the public service of the State shall not receive any compensation by reason of his attendance at meetings of the commission or subcommittee during his regular working hours as such officer, but he shall be entitled on the prescribed costs that he must necessarily incur upon his presence. A person shall not carry out any building work for which the Standard Building Regulations require the approval of the local authority on the waterfront adjacent to the area of a local authority or in or over the waters lying above or adjacent to such waterfront require. where the construction work took place within the Area, unless the approval of that Local Authority has first been obtained.

AND APPEALS AGAINST LOCAL AUTHORITIES' DECISIONS

Duty of referee. (1) As soon as is practicable after receipt by him of his nomination by the Director to be the referee to determine
Institution of appeal. (1) An appeal pursuant to section 37 shall be instituted within 30 days after notification of the referee's determination
Decision of Committee. ( I ) When the Committee has decided an appeal the secretary to the Committee shall give written notification
Appeal to Local Government Court. (1) Subject to this Act- ( a ) an applicant to a Local Authority for approval to erect on
Powers of court on appeal. ( 1 ) Upon the determination of an appeal duly brought pursuant to section 42 The Local Government
Referee and Committee control own proceeding. A referee or the Committee shall not be bound by rules of evidence or of procedure
Local Authority to give owner opportunity to show cause. (1) Before it gives a notice, which it is empowered to give under section
Register of notices given. (1) A Local Authority shall make and keep a register of-
Disposal of building material and recovery of costs by Local Authority. ( 1 ) Where a Local Authority takes any step which it may
Removal of persons in buildings to be demolished. (1) If it is necessary or expedient to rembve any person from a building or other
Erection on impregnated land prohibited. ( 1 ) A person shall not carry out building work comprising the erection of a building or other

When the director orders, the secretary notifies the applicant and the officer of the Local Authority to whose decision the objection relates. When the director so orders, the secretary of the Committee will notify-. a) in the case of an appeal made by an objector, the employee of the Local Authority against whose decision the objection was made that led to such appeal;

PROVISIONS

Where an infringement of this law is committed by a legal entity, any member of the administrative body of that legal entity shall be deemed to have committed the violation and may therefore be punished accordingly, in addition to the legal entity, unless he proves that he has committed the violation. had no knowledge of the commission of the criminal offense or could not have prevented its commission by the exercise of reasonable diligence.

OF LEGISLATION

APPENDIX 4

EXPLANATORY NOTES

The form and numbering of the clauses and sub-clauses of the Appendix relate as closely as possible to those in the various parts and bye-laws of the Standard Building Regulations. To find a particular item in the Supplement, the user should refer to the general list of contents in clause 1.2 (1).

STANDARD BUILDING BY-LAWS 1975

PART 1 -PRELIMINARY

DIVISION I-PRELIMINARY Part 1 -Preliminary

DIVISION 11-GENERAL PROVISIONS Part 2-Legal Proceedings and Notices

DIVISION IV-BUILDINGS IN RELATION TO PUBLIC ROADS Part 14-Height in Relation to Widths of Roads

DIVISION V-FIRE SAFETY AND FIRE RESISTANCE Part 16-Fire-resisting Construction of Buildings

DIVISION VI-STRUCTURAL PROVISIONS Part 28-Materials

DIVISION VII-HEALTH AND AMENITY Part 44-Drainage of Building and Site

Part 46-Provision of Bathrooms, Closets, Kitchens and Laundries

Part 48-Termite Protection, Rodent Protection and Birdproofing

Part 49-Room Sizes and Heights

Part 50-Light and Ventilation

Part 51-Special Health and Amenity Requirements for Particular Rooms

Part 52-Noise Transmission

Part 53-Special Requirements for Certain Buildings and Components

Part 54-Awnings and Other Attachments

Part 55-General Services and Equipment

SpeciJication 7

Part 56-Repair, Alteration and Restoration

Part 5 7-Ruinous and Dangerous Buildings

Part 58- Temporary and Special Structures

Alterations to Existing Buildings. ( 1 ) Application of By-law

-resistance construction: one of the construction types of a building referred to in Part 16; 34;part: if applied to a building: a room or a set of adjacent rooms in a building; 34; pre-school center" means a building, other than a school, designed, constructed or adapted for the pre-school care or education of not less than six children; (a) any garage of a Class I building; or. (b) in relation to a building of a different class, any ground floor capable of accommodating not more than three motor vehicles;

PROVISIONS PART 2-LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND NOTICES

If structural changes to a building are associated with a change of use from that of one class to that of another class, Bylaw 6.6 applies.

PROVISIONS PART 3-ENFORCEMENT AND INSPECTIONS

Any person who meets the requirements of subsection (2) of this regulation or regulation 3.4 shall be deemed to have the necessary qualifications to be a limited building inspector. The person concerned shall submit satisfactory evidence to the local authority that he is familiar with the law and by-laws and that-. a) has passed exams in the following subjects:- (A) Construction 1.

PROVISIONS PART 4-PENALTIES

Owner liable for offences. Where by these By-laws it is required that any act be done or not done and it is not provided who shall do
Certain Land Covered by Planning Schemes Deemed to be Fire Zones. (1) Any part of a Local Authority Area that is zoned business
Fire Zones Where Planning Schemes are in Course of Preparation. The Local Authority may by resolution published in a
Map and Register of Fire Zones. (1) Local Authority to Prepare
Effect of Establishment of Fire Zones. A building shall not be erected in a fire zone established pursuant to this Part unless complies

By the gazettement of a planning scheme or, where appropriate, two or more planning schemes, a part or parts of a Local Authority area are deemed to be a fire area in accordance with bye-law 5.4 below, any fire area. The Local Authority shall cause to be prepared and maintained a map and register of the fire areas located within its area.

DIVISION 11-GENERAL PROVISIONS PART 6-CLASSIFICATION OF BUILDINGS

Doubtful Classifications. (1) Local Authority to Determine

Certificate for Existing Buildings Where Not Previously Issued

Classification where Portion of a Storey has an Ancillary Use

If there is any doubt or disagreement as to the classification of a building or part of a building, the building shall be classified in one of the classes listed in Regulation 6.1, as the local authority considers appropriate. S the building meets the requirements of these WPllcable statutes for the new purpose and intended use of the building.

PROVISIONS PART 7-UNITED BUILDINGS

DIVISION 11-GENERAL PROVISIONS PART 8-BUILDING APPLICATIONS

Local Authority may dispense with submissions of plans, specifications and applications in some circumstances. Notwithstanding
Preservation of Documents. (1) Minimum Preservation Period
Class I and Class X Buildings. (1) Building work relating to a building of Class I or Class X complying with the provisions of Appendix
Application for preliminary decision as to application of BY-laws. ( I ) An application under section 30c of this Act shall be made

Such survey shall be carried out at the earliest stage (which stage shall be specified by the local authority when granting its approval in the particular case) at which the actual location of the building on the site can be determined. After the expiry of the ten year period referred to in subsection (1), the retention of all plans and other documents in the possession of the Local Authority shall be at the discretion of the Local Authority.

DIVISION 11-GENERAL PROVISIONS PART 9-FEES

DIVISION 11-GENERAL PROVISIONS

0-MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP-ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Suitability of Materials. (1) Materials Dangerous to Health

The documentary evidence referred to in sub-clause (1) may be in one of the following forms:-. a) a report issued by a competent testing authority, showing that the material or form of construction has been submitted to the tests listed in the report, and setting out the results of these tests and any other relevant information indicating its suitability for use in buildings as proposed; Wherever evidence is required in these bye-laws to be submitted to the Local Authority, any copy of such evidence so submitted shall be a complete and unaltered copy of the original report.

Erection of Class X Buildings and Carports on side and rear boundaries. A Class X building or carport may be erected on or within

Nothing in the preceding paragraph shall be taken to prohibit the erection of structures (including screens and fences) which in the opinion of the Local Authority are merely ornamental structures for horticultural purposes. Provided that the Local Authority may, in respect of any part of a proposed Class I building, alter the building line where-. a) the levels or depth of the award;.

PART 1 2-PRECAUTIONS DURING CONSTRUCTION

PART 1 3-DEMOLITIONS

DIVISION IV-BUILDINGS IN RELATION TO PUBLIC ROADS

ELEVATION--SECTION (Not to Scale)

Where the location is a corner location and the adjoining roads are approximately perpendicular to each other and such roads are-. a) of unequal widths, the plane determined with respect to the wider road is used in the area of 60 m from the wider road, or for the distance along the narrower road from the wider road, which is equal to the permitted height of the building on the wider route of the road. , whichever is greater. b) of the same width, the local authority shall determine which of these roads is considered wider. point of use / NE^ per scale. Where a site has three frontages forming two corners at approximately right angles, the provisions of subsection (2) shall apply to each corner unless one of the approximately parallel frontages is a frontage to.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, where the dimensions of the site, measured parallel to the width of the playing field required by this regulation, are not greater than 25 m, the playing field must comply with the following table 14.2:-. Any part of a building (the extent of which is determined by the local authority) which is less than the distance specified in Table 14.2 from the common boundary or outside the 8 vertical to 1 horizontal plane starting at the ground and inclined towards the building shall be considered as full coverage locations for the purposes of the requirements of this policy.

SAFETY AND FIRE RESISTANCE PART I 6-FIRE-RESISTING CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS

Note: The fire resistance ratings of Class IV parts shall be as required by by-laws 17.7 or 18.7. Note: The fire resistance ratings of Class IV ponions shall be as required by Bylaws 17.7 or 18.7.

Provided, however, that where only one surface of such material complies with paragraphs (A) and (B) of subparagraph (a), the nonconforming surface shall be in continuous and intimate contact with a noncombustible substrate. ii) any sarking-like material used in the form of an exposed wall or ceiling or as a finish or attachment thereto shall have a flammability index of not more than 5; iii) sub-clauses (b) and (c) do not apply to any material used- [A) in or as a component of a structural element; or. Except as provided in subsections (d) and (el herein, a sarking-like material in a building of a class referred to in subsection [a) shall have a flammability index not greater than 5 when it is installed everywhere in-. i) a building of Type I or Type 2 construction; or. ii) a roof space with any part above a ceiling required to have a one-hour resistance to incipient fire spread, cf. subsection (g) hereof. g) Concessions for Sarking-type materials in roof spaces.

Concession for Certain Structures Situated on Roofs. A noncombustible structure situated on a roof and containing singly or together

The greatest number of storeys in any part of the exterior walls of a building, counted over the finished lot adjoining such part, shall be deemed to be the rise in storeys of the building. When applying subsection 3, this level must be assessed to the municipality's satisfaction if there is doubt about the natural ground level (due to prior excavation or another reason).

The type of fire-resistant construction required in a building referred to in sub-clause (1) is as follows, according to the lowest number of storeys found in any dwelling unit, and regardless of the increase in storeys. a).

DIVISION V-FIRE SAFETY AND FIRE RESISTANCE f ART 1 8-CONSTRUCTION REQUIRED IN FIRE-ZONES

In a building of mixed classifications, the type of fire-resisting construction required in a fire classification, the type of fire-resisting construction required in a fire zone shall be the type of construction that is the most fire-resistant of the types as a result of the application of bylaw 18.2 or statute 18.3, as the case may be, on each floor based on the conditions that-. a) a classification that applies to that floor also applies to floors vertically below it; and. A Class I building in a fire zone, if it contains more than two stories, must have exterior In a fire zone, if it contains more than two stories, it must have exterior walls of concrete or masonry.

-law 17.3 regarding restrictions on the use of lightweight structures in certain buildings. The restrictions on the use of lightweight structures in certain buildings extend to buildings in a fire zone. A class

SAFETY AND FIRE RESISTANCE

MAXIMUM ALLOWED NUMBER OF FLOORS, ACCORDING TO THE CATEGORY OF THE FIRE AREA AND ACCORDING TO THE AVERAGE OF FLOORS. In this table, the area along a floor includes the areas above the ramps leading down from the floor.

PART I 9-FLOOR AREA LIMITATIONS

In a building to which this By-law applies, the sum of the floor areas of all floors may not (subject to sub-clause (3)) exceed the relevant maximum floor area as set out in the following Table 19.2. 3) Restrictions to apply to individual floors in certain cases. In a building containing two or more storeys, the relevant maximum floor area as set out in Table 19.2 shall apply to each storey, instead of the sum of all storeys, if-. a) each floor (including its vertical supports) between the floors has a fire resistance rating of not less than 2 hours;.

1 (Medis?; C%azard) / (High Hazard)

Exemption for Single-Storey Buildings Not Exceeding 18 000 mZ in Area. A building containing only one storey and having a floor
Requirements for Open Spaces Around Large Single-storey Buildings. An open space required by this Part to be provided on or
Limitations on Areas of Window Openings. In an external wall in which the windows and other openin s are required by this Part
Change of Use of Existing Class VII and Class VIII Buildings

A parapet required by this Part to be provided on an external wall s h d, subject to sub-clause (2), has a height of not less than that specified in the second column of the following Table 19.9, according to-. a) the distance of the wall from the border of the adjacent page it faces; and. Exemption under sub-clause (2) shall be granted only by decision of the Local Authority-. a) in the specific case; and.

SAFETY AND FIRE RESISTANCE PART FIRE-RESISTANCES OF STRUCTURAL MEMBERS

Any special requirement under sub-section (2) shall-. (a) imposed only by decision of the local authority in the specific case; A laboratory approved for that specific test by-. (i) the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia; (ii) Great Britain Department of the Environment; or (iii) the Testing Laboratory Registration Council of New.

Zealand

For the purposes of paragraph (I) the local authority may accept a report in the following terms from any of the specified authorities as it thinks fit in the particular case-. one). A testing authority registered with the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia, who certifies in the form approved by that association that the materials incorporated in the structural element have physical and chemical properties identical to of the materials. (i) built into a tested prototype that has achieved the required fire resistance; and. ii) described in the relevant report for that test. i) to confirm that in the opinion of the authority concerned, despite the minor deviations from a tested prototype, the proposed construction will be capable of achieving the required fire resistance if subjected to the standard fire test; and. ii) to give details of the materials, construction and methods of retention or support which must be complied with to achieve the required fire resistance.

A sheet shall consist of clay bricks having a thickness of not less than 110 rnm and, in the case of cored or gridded bricks, a net volume of not less than 75 per cent of the gross volume;. The thickness of plaster used must be in addition to the listed thickness of the base material.

Scope. This specification relates to the constsuction and jnstailation of windows of wired ass in fiarning of galvanized steel, in window

In glazing bars not in openable windows, the steel shall be of T-diameter in which:. iii) the area of the T is such that the steel section has a nominal mass per unit length of not less than 1 kg/rn. e). In glass bars that are in openable windows, the steel should be of T-diameter in which:. iii) the area of the T is such that the steel section has a nominal mass per unit length of not less than 1. f).

The stiles and lintel of the opening for the window panel will need to be reinstalled. The height of the center of the barrel above the head of the opening shall not be less than 254 mm.

DIVISION V-FIRE SAFETY AND FIRE RESISTANCE

PART 22-LOCATION AND PROTECTION OF OPENINGS

Doorways in Fie-isolated Stairways, Passageways, and Ramps
Entrance Doorways of Class IV Buildings. The doorway of a Class IV portion of a building providing access to any internal portion

The horizontal dimension from the outer edge of the slab or other horizontal construction to the level of the opening in the upper floor. In a building of type 1 or type 2 construction, an opening in a wall giving access to a ventilation, pipe, waste or other service shaft, except as provided in subclause (2), shall be protected by-. a) a self-closing one-hour fire door; or. b) an access panel with a fire resistance rating of not less than one hour; or. c) one of the devices referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b or

Exemption from Separation within same Storey. It shall not be necessary to provide a fire wall between portions having different

In a building that must be of type 1, 2 or 3 construction, elevators connecting more than two floors must be separated from the rest of the building by means of an enclosure in a fire-resistant shaft, in which .. fa) walls have the relevant fire-resistance ratings prescribed in Part 16; and. A staircase and lift must not be built into one shaft if either the staircase or the lift is to be in a fire-proof shaft.

DIVISION V-FIRE SAFETY AND FIRE-RESISTANCE PART 24-MEANS OF EGRESS

Exits and Paths of Travel to Comply with this Part. The exits and paths of travel to exits in a building, shall comply with the provisions
Protection of Openings in Exits and Paths of Travel, Doorways serving as required exits to a road or open space, and doorways and
Direct Access to Rooms from Certain Exits. Doorways from rooms, other than
Separation of Rising and Descending Stair Flights, (1) No Direct Connexlon. Where a stairway serving as an exit is required to
Installations in Exits and Paths of Travel, (1) Gas Meters
a (Repealed),
Openings to Chutes for Hot Products of Combustion. An opening to any chute or duct intended for conveying the hot products
In respect of inaccessible room or space. In a building where the owner is able to demonstrate that for some good reason it is essential

Egress to Open Space. Where a required exit Ieacls to an open space that is at a different level to the road to which it is connected,
a Fall. The fall on the upper surface of landings shall not exceed a ratio of 1:50

The space below the stairs of a non-fire-insulated stairway (including an exterior stairway) serving as a required exit shall not be enclosed to form a closet or other enclosed space, unless—. a) closing walls and ceilings have a degree of fire resistance of not less than one hour; and. A revolving door or revolving shutter shall not be fitted to a doorway referred to in subclause (1) .. fa) the doorway provides access to a single dwelling unit within the building or part of the building.