1984 Ed.]
Building (Planning) Regulations
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(b) a fanlight which opens to a ventilated lobby or corridor; or
(c) such other means of ventilation as shall be approved by
him.
(2) For the purpose of regulations 29 to 35, a laundry being part of or used in connexion with any building shall be deemed to be used for the purpose of habitation.
35A. (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), suitable provision shall be made for the installation of a room-sealed gas water heater in every bathroom in a building.
(2) Where a room-sealed gas water heater to serve a bathroom is, or is to be, installed in any place in a building other than in the bathroom, suitable provision shall be made for the installation of such room-sealed gas water heater.
(3) This regulation shall not apply-
(a) to a building in respect of which the Building Authority has, or is deemed to have, approved the plan of building works under this Ordinance on or before 20 May 1983; or
(b) to a building which is designed, to the satisfaction of the Building Authority, to have available therein a centralized hot water supply.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation-
"room-sealed gas water heater" means a gas water heater which, when in operation, has the combustion air inlet and the combustion products outlet isolated from the room or place in which the gas water heater is installed;
"suitable provision" means an adequate aperture in an external wall, to the satisfaction of the Building Authority, to provide direct access to the external air in respect of a room-sealed gas water heater which is or may be installed, and which aperture is capable of being sealed with a readily removable cover when a room-sealed gas water heater is not installed.
36. (1) Every room containing a soil fitment or waste fitment shall be provided with a window or lantern light.
(2) Every such window or lantern light shall be such that--
(a) the aggregate superficial area of glass therein is not less than the equivalent of one-tenth of the area of the floor of the room; and
(b) a part thereof, not less in area than the equivalent of one-tenth of the area of the floor of the room, can be opened directly into the open air.
(3) The top of that part of any such window which, in accordance with paragraph (2), is designed to open shall be not less than 2 m above the level of the floor of the room.
Provision for room-sealed gas water heater in bathrooms. L.N. 143/83.
Rooms containing soil fitments. G.N.A. 83/59. G.N.A. 97/62.
L.N. 394/76.