Building Regulations 2000

See also: Building regulations in the United Kingdom

Building Regulations 2000

Statutory Instrument
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Citation	SI 2000/2531
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Made	13 September 2000
Laid before Parliament	22 September 2000
Commencement	1 January 2001
Revoked	1 October 2010
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes	The Building Regulations 1991
Made under	Building Act 1984
Revoked by	The Building Regulations 2010
Status: Revoked
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Building Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/2531) were regulations imposed on the construction industry in England and Wales by statutory instrument. They were revoked and replaced by The Building Regulations 2010. ^[1]

The regulations were signed by Nick Raynsford, Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Arrangement

The Regulations were divided into six parts and a further 3 Schedules were attached.

Part I General Part II Control of building work Part III Exemption of public bodies from procedural requirements Part IV Relaxation of requirements Part V Notices and plans Part VI Miscellaneous

Schedule 1 Requirements. Schedule 2 Exempt buildings and work. Schedule 3 Revocation of regulations.

Exempt buildings and work (Sched 2)

The regulations specified seven classes of building which were exempt.

I Buildings controlled under other legislation; II Buildings not frequented by people; III Greenhouses and agricultural buildings; IV Temporary buildings; V Ancillary buildings; VI Small detached buildings; and VII Extensions.

Small detached buildings

The following buildings were exempted from the regulations

• A detached building, with less than 15m² floor area containing no sleeping accommodation.
• A detached single storey building, with less than 30m² floor area. It must be constructed substantially of non-combustible material, contain no sleeping accommodation and no point be within one metre of the property boundary.
• Bomb shelters with less than 30m² floor area.

Amendments

• The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (SI 2001/3335)
• The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/440)
• The Building (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/2871)
• The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2692)

References

1. "The Building Regulations 2010: Schedule 5", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, 6 September 2010, SI 2010/2214 (sch.5), retrieved 21 September 2024