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Regulation 3
SCHEDULE 1N.I.TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
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1. The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1973 M1 shall continue to apply to—N.I.
(1) plans deposited in accordance with those regulations before 1st October 1977;
(2) work carried out in accordance with such plans with or without any departure or deviation from those plans; and
(3) work completed on or after 1st October 1973 but before 1st October 1977, other than work to which building bye-laws continue to apply in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) Order 1979.
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M1S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1973 No. 105 as amended by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1973 No. 506 and S.R. 1975 No. 112
2. The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1977 M2 shall continue to apply to—N.I.
(1) plans deposited in accordance with those regulations before 1st June 1990;
(2) work carried out in accordance with such plans with or without any departure or deviation from those plans; and
(3) work completed on or after 1st October 1977 but before 1st June 1990, other than work to which building bye-laws continue to apply in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 and work to which the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1973 continue to apply by virtue of paragraph 1.
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M2S.R. 1977 No. 149 as amended by S.R. 1979 No. 79, S.R. 1980 No. 86; S.R. 1980 No. 332; S.R. 1982 No. 81; S.R. 1984 No.295; S.R. 1984 No. 343 and S.R. 1987 No. 268
3. The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990 M3 shall continue to apply to—N.I.
(1) plans deposited in accordance with those regulations before 28th November 1994;
(2) work carried out in accordance with such plans with or without any departure or deviation from those plans; and
(3) work completed on or after 1st June 1990 but before 28th November 1994, other than work to which building bye-laws continue to apply in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 and work to which the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1973 and 1977 continue to apply by virtue of paragraphs 1 and 2.
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M3S.R. 1990 No. 59 (N.I.) as amended by S.R. 1991 No. 169 and S.R. 1993 No. 84
4. The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 M4 shall continue to apply to—N.I.
(1) plans deposited in accordance with those regulations before 1st April 2001;
(2) building work and any material change of use carried out in accordance with such plans with or without any departure or deviation from those plans; and
(3) building work and any material change of use completed on or after 28th November 1994 but before 1st April 2001, other than work to which building bye-laws continue to apply in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 and work to which the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1973, 1977 and 1990 continue to apply by virtue of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.
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M4S.R. 1994 No. 243 (N.I.) as amended by S.R. 1995 No. 473, S.R. 1997 No. 481 and S.R. 1998 No. 453
5. The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 M5 shall continue to apply to—N.I.
(1) plans deposited in accordance with those regulations before 31st October 2012
(2) building work and any material change of use carried out in accordance with such plans with or without any departure or deviation from those plans; and
(3) building work and any material change of use completed on or after 1st April 2000 but before 31st October 2012, other than work to which building bye-laws continue to apply in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 and work to which the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1973, 1977, 1990 and 1994 continue to apply by virtue of paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4.
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M5S.R. 2000 No. 389 as amended by S.R. 2005 No. 295, S.R. 2006 No. 355, S.R. 2006 No. 440, S.R. 2008 No. 170 as amended by S.R. 2008 No. 241 and S.R. 2009 No. 369, S.R. 2010 No. 1 and S.R. 2010 No. 382
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