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Building Bye-Laws (Jersey) 2007: Amendment: Law drafting instructions

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A decision made 21 June 2019:

Decision Reference:  MD-PE-2019-0046

Decision Summary Title:

Building Bye-Laws (Jersey) 2007 – amendment

Date of Decision Summary:

30 May 2019

Decision Summary Author:

Director – Building Control

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

n/a

Written Report

Title:

Amendments to the Building Bye-laws (Jersey) 2007 and approval of revised technical guidance in support of the Part 4 requirements of the second schedule to those Bye-laws

Date of Written Report:

30 May 2019

 

Written Report Author:

Director – Building Control

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:

Building Bye-Laws (Jersey) 2007 – amendment and approval of revised technical guidance

Decision(s):

The Minister:

  • Approved amendments to the Building Bye-laws (Jersey) 2007, and supporting technical guidance as follows:
    • Limitation on requirement 3.2A (1) of the second schedule removed.
    • Definition of building work to include de-commissioning of gas appliances fitted in connection with building.
    • Bye-law 15 amended to require de-commissioning of gas appliances fitted in connection with a building to be undertaken and notified by a person registered under an approved scheme.
    • Requirements of Part 4 of the second schedule revised and new Technical Guidance published in support of the Part 4 requirements.
    • Particulars and plans to accompany an application for a building permit revised.
  • Approved the publication of a new 2019 Edition of the Technical Guidance Document 4 in support of the requirements of Part 4 of the second schedule to the Building Bye-laws.
  • Requested legislative drafting of new Bye-laws as set out in the draft Building Bye-laws (Amendment No 6) (Jersey) 201- so that these take effect for applications for building permits submitted on or after 01st October 2019.
  • Amended the list of schemes approved under Bye-law 15 to allow the decommissioning of gas appliances by a person registered on the United Kingdom Gas Safe Register.  
  • Decided that an application to construct an extension to an existing dwelling must be supported by a reduced data standard assessment calculation to demonstrate compliance with the bye-law requirements for consequential improvements to energy performance. 

Reason(s) for Decision:  

To improve building safety standards in relation to the de-commission of gas appliances and the provision for the warning of release of carbon monoxide in buildings, and to improve building standards in relation to site preparation and resistance to contaminants and moisture, and conservation of fuel and power.    

Resource Implications:

No resource implications for the Department.

 

Action required:

  1. Principal Legislative Drafter to be requested to draft new Bye-laws
  2. 2019 Edition of the Technical Guidance Document Part 4 to be published.

Signature:

 

 

 

 

Deputy John Young

Position:

 

 

 

 

Minister for the Environment

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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