The Building (Disabled People) Regulations 1987

• Citation: S.I. 1987/1445
• Sections: 8

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Building (Disabled People) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 14th December 1987.

Section 2 Amendment of the Building Regulations 1985

The Building Regulations 1985 are amended as follows—

(1) in regulation 2(3), after “paragraph A3”, insert “and Part M”,

(2) in regulation 2(4)(a) and (6)(a), omit “or 2”,

(3) in regulation 3(2)(a), after “(external fire spread)”, insert “or Part M (Disabled People)”,

(4) in regulation 4(1)(a), for “Schedules 1 and 2” substitute “Schedule 1”,

(5) after Part L of Schedule 1 insert the Schedule to these Regulations as Part M,

(6) omit Schedule 2.

Section 3 Transitional Provisions

These Regulations shall not affect the application of the Building Regulations 1985 as respects—

(1) building notices given or full plans deposited (under regulation 11 of the Building Regulations 1985) before 14th December 1987, or

(2) initial notices or public body’s notices given (under section 47(1) or 54(1) of the Building Act 1984) before 14th December 1987, or

(3) work carried out in accordance with such notices or plans with or without any departure or deviation therefrom, or

(4) work completed before 14th December 1987.

M2 Means of access

Reasonable provision shall be made to enable disabled people to gain access to the relevant premises, and to those parts of the relevant premises to which it is reasonable to provide access.

M3 Sanitary conveniences

Where sanitary conveniences are provided in connection with relevant premises, reasonable provision shall be made for disabled people.

M4 Audience or spectator seating

Where relevant premises contain audience or spectator seating, reasonable provision shall be made to accommodate disabled people.

Section 1

The requirements of this Part apply only to a building which is, erected and which is, or contains, relevant premises.

Section 2

When an existing building is extended or altered, then in applying paragraphs (4), (5) and (6) of regulation 2 to determine whether the work shall be regarded as adversely affecting the existing building, there shall be disregarded any intended use as relevant premises of:

(a) the extension or any part of it,

(b) any part of the existing building which was not used as relevant premises before the alteration,

(c) any part of any existing relevant premises to which access was not, or would not have been, required by requirement M2 before the alteration.