This Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) relates to the following two sets of Amendment Regulations:
The Building (Amendment)(No. 2) Regulations 2002 substitute revised Parts in Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations 2000, as follows:
These Amendment Regulations also make other consequential and drafting amendments to the Building Regulations. In particular, a new Regulation 20A is inserted, which requires the carrying out of sound insulation testing in certain circumstances
The Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 make changes to the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2000 as a consequence of the revision of Part E. They insert a new Regulation 12A, which corresponds to Regulation 20A in the Building Regulations for cases where building control is being carried out by an approved inspector.
These Amendment Regulations also make other consequential and drafting amendments to the Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2000.
This RIA addresses the changes to the technical requirements of the Building Regulations 2000 and to the guidance given in the relevant Approved Documents. It also explains, in the relevant sections, the changes in procedural provisions, in support of the revisions of Parts B and E. Section 2 of this RIA addresses Part B (Fire safety). Section 3 of this RIA relates to Part E (Resistance to the passage of sound). Section 4 contains the Minister's declaration.
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