Batt O'Keeffe (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 1:

In page 5, lines 6 to 10, to delete all words from and including "TO" in line 6 down to and including "BUILDINGS;" in line 10.

The provisions in section 5 of the Bill are no longer necessary. Amendment No. 1 proposes to delete the reference in the Long Title to the implementation of the directive. Amendment No. 21 deletes section 5 and related references in section 4(j). Deputy Cuffe's amendments, Nos. 22 to 26 inclusive, refer to section 5, which amendment No. 21 proposes deleting.

Amendment No. 20 inserts a new subsection under section 4 of the Bill. Section 4 provides for the amendment of the Building Control Act 1990 to provide for revised procedures with regard to revised fire safety certification and disability access certification of buildings. The categories of work cited under this section refer to new buildings, extensions or material alterations. The amendment provides that where reference is made to the category of work as a material alteration of a building, it will be construed as including a material change of use, not just works on a building. A change of use may have implications for fire safety standards and brings the section into line with the 1990 building regulations.

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