Building
Bye-laws (Amendment No. 6) (Jersey) 2019
Made 4th July 2019
Coming into
force 1st October 2019
THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT makes these Bye-laws under
Articles 30 and 124 of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002[1] –
1 Amendment of the Building
Bye-laws (Jersey) 2007
The Building Bye-laws (Jersey) 2007[2] (the “2007 Bye-laws”) are
amended in accordance with these Bye-laws and a reference to a bye-law or
Schedule 2 is to the bye-law of that number in, or the Schedule of
that number to, the 2007 Bye-laws.
2 Bye-law 1 (interpretation) amended
In bye-law 1(1), in the definition “building work”, after
sub-paragraph (f) there is inserted –
“(g) the removal from a building of a fixed gas burning appliance provided
for the purpose of space heating, water heating or cooking;”.
3 Bye-law 6 (requirements in relation to material change of use)
amended
In bye-law 6(1)(d), for “(resistance to contaminants)” there is
substituted “(precautions in relation to contaminants)”.
4 Bye-law 15 (certifiable building work) amended
In bye-law 15(6)(a) (definition of “certifiable building work”)
after “installation” there is inserted “or removal”.
5 Schedule 2 (requirements) amended
(1) In Part 3 (combustion appliances and
fuel storage systems) of Schedule 2 –
(a) for paragraph 3.2A
(warning of release of carbon monoxide) there is substituted –
Where a combustion appliance
is installed, appropriate provision must be made, having regard to the design
and location of the appliance, to detect and give early warning of the release
of carbon monoxide at levels harmful to persons.”;
(b) in paragraph 3.3
(protection of building) after sub-paragraph (1) there is inserted –
“(1A) Where
a fixed gas burning appliance provided for the purpose of space heating, water
heating or cooking is removed from a building, adequate provision must be made
to prevent gas from the gas supply pipework escaping into the building.”.
(2) In Part 4 (site preparation and
resistance to moisture) of Schedule 2 –
(a) in the heading of that
Part, after “Resistance to” there is inserted “Contaminants and”;
(b) for paragraph 4.1(1)
there is substituted –
“(1) The
ground to be covered by a building must be reasonably free from any material
that might damage that building or affect its stability, including organic
matter, topsoil and pre-existing foundations.”;
(c) for paragraph 4.2
there is substituted –
(1) Reasonable
precautions must be taken to avoid danger to health and safety caused by
contaminants on, or in the ground covered, or to be covered by a building and,
contaminants on or in any land associated with that building.
(2) For
the purposes of this requirement, “contaminant” means any substance which is,
or may become, harmful to persons or buildings including substances which are
corrosive, explosive flammable, radioactive or toxic.”;
(d) for paragraph 4.4(1)
there is substituted –
“(1) The
walls, floors and roof of a building must adequately protect that building and
people who use it from harmful effects caused by –
(a) ground moisture;
(b) precipitation including wind-driven spray;
(c) interstitial and surface condensation; and
(d) spillage of water from, or associated with, sanitary fittings or
fixed appliances.”.
6 Citation and commencement
These Bye-laws may be cited as the Building Bye-laws (Amendment
No. 6) (Jersey) 2019 and come into force on 1st October 2019.
deputy j.h. young of st. brelade
Minister for the Environment