S.I. No. 441/2000 - Building Regulations (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2000.
The Minister for the Environment and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Sections 3 and 18 of the Building Control Act, 1990 (No. 3 of 1990), hereby makes the following Regulations— | ||||||||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Building Regulations (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2000. | ||||||||
2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of January 2001. | ||||||||
3. The Building Regulations, 1997 ( S.I. No. 497 of 1997 ) are hereby amended by the substitution of the following for Class 9, Column 1, Article 8 of the Third Schedule (Exempted Buildings): | ||||||||
“A building constructed for and used by the Electricity Supply Board as a generating, transmission or distribution station, or constructed for and used by a transmission system operator within the meaning of Council Directive 96/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19th December 19961 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity, as a transmission station, or constructed by the holder of an authorisation under section 16 of the Electricity Regulation Act, 1999 , and used by the holder of a licence under section 14(1)(a) of the Electricity Regulation Act, 1999 as a generating station”. | ||||||||
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EXPLANATORY NOTE. | ||||||||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||||||||
These regulations amend the Building Regulations, 1997, so as to extend the Class 9 building exemption from the Electricity Supply Board to other licensed Electricity Supply Utilities. The Regulations will come into operation on the 1st January 2001. | ||||||||
