1985 Ed.]
Building (Construction) Regulations
[CAP. 123
B 115
180. (1) The top of every well shall be suitably protected to prevent the direct entry of any surface water or sullage water.
(2) The ground surface adjoining the top of every well shall be paved with suitable impervious material for a distance of not less than 1 m in every direction from the side of such well and so constructed as to slope away from the well to a suitable channel.
181. A suitable parapet wall, not less than 750 mm in height, shall be constructed around the top of every well from which water is to be drawn by means of a bucket.
PART XVI
FIRE RESISTING CONSTRUCTION
182. In this Part-
"basement" means any storey of a building or any compartment which is wholly below the level of the street or streets on which such building abuts, or being partially below such level has no access to such streets in the event of fire;
"compartment of a building" means any volume, or floor area in any storey, in any building assessed as a unit for the purposes of Table XLIII;
"elements of construction" means--
(a) any floor, beam, column or hanger;
(b) any load bearing wall or load bearing member; and
(c) any staircase and the landings and supports thereto;
“F.R.P." means the period for which the element of construction is capable of resisting the action of fire when tested in accordance with BS 476: Part 8 or as specified in the Third Schedule;
"staircase" includes landings and lobbies attached thereto without any intervening enclosure.
183. Every building shall be separated from any adjoining building by a wall having an F.R.P. of not less than 4 hours.
184. (1) Each element of construction in a building or compartment of a building shall have an F.R.P. not less than that specified in Table XLIII appropriate to the use and the volume, or floor area in any one storey, as the case may be;
Provided that each element of construction in any building which exceeds 3 storeys shall in no case have an F.R.P. of less than 1 hour.
[Subsidiary]
Channels and paving to ground surface adjoining top of wells required. L.N. 294/76.
Parapet wall required where water is drawn by a bucket. L.N. 294/76.
Interpretation. L.N. 294/76.
Third Schedule.
Adjacent buildings.
Elements of construction within buildings.
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1985 Ed.]
Building (Construction) Regulations
[CAP. 123
B 115
180. (1) The top of every well shall be suitably protected to prevent the direct entry of any surface water or sullage water.
(2) The ground surface adjoining the top of every well shall be paved with suitable impervious material for a distance of not less. than 1 m in every direction from the side of such well and so constructed as to slope away from the well to a suitable channel.
181. A suitable parapet wall, not less than 750 mm in height. shall be constructed around the top of every well from which water is to be drawn by means of a bucket.
PART XVI
FIRE RESISTING CONSTRUCTION
182. In this Part-
"basement" means any storey of a building or any compartment which is wholly below the level of the street or streets on which such building abuts, or/being partially below such level has no access to such streets in the event of fire:
"compartment of a building" means any volume, or floor area in any I storey, in any building assessed as a unit for the purposes of Table XLIII:
"elements of construction" means--
(a) any floor, beam, column or hanger:
(b) any load bearing wall or load bearing member; and
(c) any staircase and the landings and supports thereto;
“F.R.P." means the period for which the element of construction is capable of resisting the action of fire when tested in accordance with BS 476: Part 8 or as specified in the Third Schedule:
"staircase" includes landings and lobbies attached thereto without
any intervening enclosure.
183. Every building shall be separated from any adjoining building by a wall having an F.R.P. of not less than 4 hours.
184. (1) Each element of construction in a building or com- partment of a building shall have an F.R.P. not less than that specified in Table XLIII appropriate to the use and the volume, or floor area in any one storey, as the case may be:
Provided that each element of construction in any building which exceeds 3 storeys shall in no case have an F.R.P. of less than I hour.
[Subsidiary]
Channels and
paving to ground surface adjoining top of wells required. L.N. 294/76.
Parapet wall required where water is drawn by a bucket. L.N. 294/76.
Interpretation.
L.N. 294/76.
Third Schedule.
Adjacent buildings.
Elements of construction within buildings.
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