Document M Building Regulations

This document has been published by the Minister for the Evironment under article 7 of the building regulations. It provides guidance in relation to the revised Part M of the second schedule to the regulations. The document should be read in conjunction with the Building Regulations 1997, 2000 and other documents published under these regulations. In general, building regulations apply to the construction of new buildings and to the extensions and material alterations to buildings. In addition, certain parts of the regulations apply to the exsisting buildings where a material change of use takes place. Otherwise, building regulations donot apply to buildings constructed prior to 1 June, 1992.