Building Bye-laws
(Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) 2010
Made 29th November 2010
Coming into force 1st
January 2011
THE MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT, in pursuance of Articles 30
and 124 of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002[1], orders as follows –
1 Interpretation
In these bye-laws, the “principal bye-laws” means the
Building Bye-laws (Jersey) 2007[2].
2 Bye-law
6 amended
In bye-law 6(1)(a) of the principal bye-laws for the words “wastewater
treatment systems” there shall be substituted the words “packaged
wastewater treatment works”.
3 Bye-law 17B
amended
In bye-law 17B(2) of the principal bye-laws for the words
“CO2 emission rate” there shall be substituted the words
“rate of the energy performance”.
4 Bye-law 17H
amended
In bye-law 17H of the principal bye-laws –
(a) for
the heading there shall be substituted the following heading –
“17H Energy
performance rate calculations”;
(b) in paragraph (1)
for the words “CO2 emission rate” there shall be
substituted the words “rate of the energy performance”.
5 Schedule 2,
requirement 3.2A inserted
In Schedule 2 after requirement 3.2 to the principal bye-laws
there shall be inserted the following requirement –
“3.2A Warning
of release of carbon monoxide
(1) Where a combustion appliance is provided,
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.
(2) This requirement only applies to fixed
combustion appliances located in dwellings.”.
6 Schedule 2,
requirement 6.1 amended
In Schedule 2, requirement 6.1, to the principal bye-laws –
(a) for
clauses (c) and (d) there shall be substituted the following clause –
“(c) a cesspool or an appropriate packaged
wastewater treatment work, the latter being connected to an appropriate
drainage field.”;
(b) for
sub-paragraph (3) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs –
“(3) In sub-paragraph (1) –
(a) ‘foul water’ means waste water
that comprises or includes –
(i) waste
from a sanitary convenience, bidet or appliance used for washing receptacles for
foul waste,
(ii) water
that has been used for food preparation, cooking or washing, or
(iii) trade
effluent;
(b) ‘packaged wastewater treatment work’
means a wastewater treatment system constructed with minimal site work using
prefabricated components, such system being constructed and tested in
accordance with standards and specifications in the relevant technical guidance
document;
(c) ‘drainage field’ means a system
of irrigation pipes, either sub-surface or on the surface soil, allowing
effluent to percolate into the surrounding soil.
(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3)(b)
the relevant technical guidance document is one concerning the design and
construction requirements for packaged wastewater treatment works.”.
7 Schedule 2,
requirement 6.2 amended
In Schedule 2, requirement 6.2, to the principal bye-laws –
(a) in
the heading for the words “Wastewater treatment system” there shall
be substituted the words “Packaged wastewater treatment works”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (1)
for the words “septic tank and its form of secondary treatment”
there shall be substituted the words “packaged wastewater treatment work
and its drainage field”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (2)
for the words “septic tank, or holding tank that is part of a wastewater
treatment system” there shall be substituted the words “packaged wastewater
treatment work”;
(d) in sub-paragraph (3)
for the words “septic tank” there shall be substituted the words
“packaged wastewater treatment work”;
(e) after
sub-paragraph (3) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph –
“(4) In this paragraph
“packaged wastewater treatment work” and “drainage
field” have the same meaning as in requirement 6.1.”.
8 Citation
and commencement
These bye-laws may be cited as the Building Bye-laws (Amendment No.
2) (Jersey) 2010 and shall come into force on 1st January 2011.
SENATOR F.E. COHEN
Minister for Planning and Environment