Building Control Act · s 72

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72.
Adoption of codes and standards
(1) Any building regulations may adopt wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations or by reference any code, standard, rule, specification or provision which relates to any matter with which the building regulations deal and which is —
(a) recommended, issued or adopted by the Authority;
(b) recommended, issued or adopted by —
(i) the British Standards Institution; or
(ii) any other standards organisation or body of any place outside Brunei Darussalam being an organisation or body approved by the Authority; or
(c) included in any document issued by any Government department or issued by any public authority constituted by any written law.
(2) The Authority shall cause a copy of every code, standard, rule, specification or provision adopted under subsection (1) (other than a code, standard, rule, specification or provision recommended, issued or adopted by the Authority) to be made available for inspection by members of the public without charge at the office of the Authority during normal office hours.
(3) In any proceedings under the building regulations, a copy certified by the Authority as a true copy of a code, standard, rule, specification or provision adopted under subsection (1) (other than a code, standard, rule, specification or provision recommended, issued or adopted by the Authority)
shall be evidence of the code, standard, rule, specification or provision so adopted.

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s 72Adoption of codes and standards

(1)

Any building regulations may adopt wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations or by reference any code, standard, rule, specification or provision which relates to any matter with which the building regulations deal and which is —

(a)

recommended, issued or adopted by the Authority;

(b)

recommended, issued or adopted by —

(i)

the British Standards Institution; or

(ii)

any other standards organisation or body of any place outside Brunei Darussalam being an organisation or body approved by the Authority; or

(c)

included in any document issued by any Government department or issued by any public authority constituted by any written law.

(2)

The Authority shall cause a copy of every code, standard, rule, specification or provision adopted under subsection (1) (other than a code, standard, rule, specification or provision recommended, issued or adopted by the Authority) to be made available for inspection by members of the public without charge at the office of the Authority during normal office hours.

(3)

In any proceedings under the building regulations, a copy certified by the Authority as a true copy of a code, standard, rule, specification or provision adopted under subsection (1) (other than a code, standard, rule, specification or provision recommended, issued or adopted by the Authority)

shall be evidence of the code, standard, rule, specification or provision so adopted.