Building Control Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · General
72. Adoption of codes and standards
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
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 —
building regulations
“building regulations” means any regulations made under section 74;
recommended, issued or adopted by the Authority;
recommended, issued or adopted by —
the British Standards Institution; or
any other standards organisation or body of any place outside Brunei Darussalam being an organisation or body approved by the Authority; or
included in any document issued by any Government department or issued by any public authority constituted by any written law.
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.
Authority
“Authority”, in relation to this Act or any Part or provision of this Act or regulations made thereunder, means any Authority appointed under section 3(1) to be responsible for the administration of this Act or that Part or provision or regulations made thereunder, as the case may be;
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.
Terms defined in s 2
Authority
Defined · s 2“Authority”, in relation to this Act or any Part or provision of this Act or regulations made thereunder, means any Authority appointed under section 3(1) to be responsible for the administration of this Act or that Part or provision or regulations made thereunder, as the case may be;
building regulations
Defined · s 2“building regulations” means any regulations made under section 74;