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Building Bye-Laws (Jersey) 2007: Amendments to Technical Guidance Documents: Requirements 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5 of Schedule 2

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A decision made 19 December 2011:

Decision Reference:      MD-PE-2011-0128 

Decision Summary Title :

Building  Bye-laws (Jersey) 2007

Date of Decision Summary:

07/12/2011

Decision Summary Author:

 

Director

Building Control

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Written Report

Title :

Proposed amendments to the technical guidance published in support of the bye-law requirements relating to fire safety.

Date of Written Report:

07/12/2011

Written Report Author:

Director

Building Control

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject: Proposed amendments to the Technical Guidance published in support of requirements 2.1 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5 of Schedule 2 to the Building Bye-laws (Jersey) 2007, as amended.

 

Decision(s): The Minister approved the publication of two draft Technical Guidance Documents dated December 2011 and agreed that a period of 8 weeks should be given for public comment.

Reason(s) for Decision: To improve building standards in relation to fire safety.

 

Resource Implications: No resource implications for the Department

 

Action required:

  1. To publish notice of proposed changes for public comment.

 

Signature:

 

Deputy R C Duhamel

Position:  Minister

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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