Background

The main objectives of the Building Regulations are:

• To remake with amendments the Regulations which control the design, construction and use of buildings and places of public entertainment
• Prescribe standards for the construction and demolition of buildings
• Prescribe standards of safety for places of public entertainment
• Regulate matters relating to the use and maintenance of buildings and places of public entertainment
• Prescribe requirements for the design and siting of single dwellings and associated buildings
• Prescribe standards and matters relating to the maintenance of fire safety and safety measures
• Prescribe requirements for swimming pool and spa safety
• Prescribe matters in relation to the registration of cooling tower systems
• Provide for matters relating to the accreditation of building products, construction methods, designs, components and systems connected with building work
• Prescribe qualifications and provide for other matters relating to registration of building practitioners
• Prescribe fees in respect of matters before the Building Appeals Board, the Building Practitioners Board and the Building Regulations Advisory Committee
• Provide for other matters for the purposes of the Building Act 1993.