BUILDING REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 31I
BUILDING REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 31I
31I . Applicable building standards in relation to demolition work (s. 3 and 38)
(1) For the purposes
of the definition of applicable building standard in section 3, the
building standards set out in subregulation (2) are prescribed as
applicable building standards for the purposes of section 38(1) and (2)
in respect of demolition work.
(2) For
subregulation (1), the applicable building standards in respect of
demolition work are as follows —
(a)
material removed or displaced from a building or incidental structure being
demolished —
(i)
must not be placed in such a way as to cause a floor of
the building or incidental structure to collapse; and
(ii)
must be sprayed with water or otherwise treated to
prevent any nuisance from dust; and
(iii)
must be removed from the demolition site; and
(iv)
must not be burned on the demolition site;
(b)
ensuring that each electrical or gas service to the building or incidental
structure being demolished is disconnected by the provider of the service no
later than the day on which the demolition work is completed.
[Regulation 31I inserted: Gazette
18 Dec 2012 p. 6570-1; amended: Gazette 24 Apr 2014
p. 1136‑7; 8 Aug 2017 p. 4344.]
[Heading inserted: Gazette 18 Dec 2012
p. 6571.]