Content Page: Model Building By Laws

  • Load-Bearing Structures Not Specifically Provided For In These By-Laws

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    (1) All load-bearing structures not specifically provided for in these by-laws shall be designed by a structural engineer, who shall provide a certificate to the local authority in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (e) of subsection(1) of section 6 of Chapter 2. (2) No person shall carry out any work in respect of which…

  • Timber

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    The design and construction of structural timber shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of these by-laws if the design and construction is in accordance with C.A.S 162, The use of structural timber in building.

  • Steel

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    The design and construction of structural steel work shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of these by-laws if the design and construction is in accordance with C.A.S. 157, The use of structural steel in building.

  • Concrete

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    The design and construction of reinforced, prestressed or precast concrete structural work shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of these by-laws if the design and construction is in accordance with- a) C.A.S. 164 The structural use of reinforced concrete in buildings; or b) C.A.S. 165 The structural use of prestressed concrete in buildings; or…

  • Resistance To Overturning

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    The moment resisting overturning of any building or part of a building, including the moment provided by foundations, anchorages or other fixings shall exceed the overturning moment due to the most adverse combinations of dead and superimposed loads and forces by at least 50 per centum.

  • Combination Of Loads And Forces

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    (1) Every building or portion of a building shall be designed and constructed to sustain the most adverse combination of dead loads, superimposed loads and forces to which it may reasonably be expected to be subjected, which loads and forces shall be taken to be not less than minimum set out in C.A.S. 160, Loads…

  • Effect Of Authorization Of Departure

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    Any work undertaken in accordance with- a) a valid departure certificate issued by- i) the local authority in terms of subsection(2) of section 61; or ii) the Minister in terms of subsection(3) of 64; or b) an authorization published in terms of subsection(4) of section 64; shall be deemed to have been undertaken in accordance…

  • General Powers And Duties Of Minister

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    (1) In the absence of any application in terms of section 62, the Minister may, on the recommendation of the variations committee, authorize a departure from any provision of these by -laws for specified purposes or all purposes generally. (2) The Minister may, at any time, on recommendation of the variations committee, by notice in…

  • Consideration By Minister Of Authorization, Recommendation Or Applications

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    (1) Upon receipt of a notification or recommendation in terms of paragraph(c) of subsection (2) of section 61, the Minister, on the recommendation of the variations committee, may- a) where a departure has been authorized by the local authority in respect of a particular building, site or housing project- i) confirm the departure authorized by…

  • Applications For Specified Purpose Or All Purposes Generally

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    (1) A person seeking the grant by the Minister of an authority to depart from any provision of these by-laws for specified purposes or all purposes generally shall submit a written application to the Minister. (2) The provisions of subsections (2) and (3) of section 60 shall, mutatis mutandi, apply in relation to an application…