Building Act 1984. Building Regulations 2010. New Approved Document B. Volume 1: Dwellings. Volume 2: Buildings other than dwellings
Circular 02/2019
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Series
Circular
Abstract
Presents the formal announcement of the new clarified Approved Document B (Fire safety) 2019 edition, volume 1: Dwellings and volume 2: Buildings other than dwellings, which will come into force on 30 August 2019.
History
Issued as part of the: Building regulations: circulars collection initially published by DCLG and now continued by MHCLG: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/building-regulations-circulars. Issued: 5 July 2019. Annex A contains the Notice of approval of revision of documents giving practical guidance with respect to the requirements of the Building Regulations 2010. Annex B contains the Notice of withdrawal of approval of documents giving practical guidance with respect to the requirements of the Building Regulations 2010.
Subjects
- Building control, England
- Special subject areas
- Fire
- Legal issues and management
- Building control
- Health and safety
Publisher History
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is a UK Government ministerial department with responsibility for several policy areas including building regulation, community integration, economic development in coastal and seaside areas, energy efficiency in buildings, high streets and town centres, housing, local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) and Enterprise Zones, localism, planning reform and the planning system. They were formerly known as the Department for Communities and Local Government, and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
Information
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NBS has produced specification systems and information products for construction industry professionals for more than 40 years. The National Building Specification is the recognised UK national standard and is used by over 5,000 organisations. NBS is part of RIBA Enterprises Ltd.
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