
1 
This Order may be cited as the Building Regulations (1979 Order) (Commencement No.3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012.
2 
The following Articles of the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 shall come into operation on 15th May 2012—
(a) Article 8 (Power of district councils to approve types of buildings, etc.) and;
(b) Article 12 (Power to require or carry out tests for conformity with building regulations).
3 
Article 22 (Application of building regulations to the Crown) of the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 shall come into operation on 31st October 2012.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 14th May 2012.
Philip Irwin
A senior officer of the
Department of Finance and Personnel
