Some aspects of the new building bylaws.

Abstract

M OST local authorities have now adopted the Model Byelaws, Series IV, Buildings, IVi with or without minor amendments. When the model was sent out to local authorities it was made clear that amendments were not to be encouraged, as it was particularly desirable that uniformity should be attained throughout the country. It is known now that many local authorities did persuade the Minister of Housing and Local Government of the need to make certain changes to meet some peculiar need or set of circumstances in their particular district. The following notes are based on an examination of the 1953 edition of the model and are intended to deal with the more important features. Some of the comment has arisen because of experience in the past few months of administering the new byelaws. When considering the byelaws it is important to remember that their scope is intended to cover the erection or alteration to many types of buildings in all parts of the country and in locations varying from a congested city to a sparsely populated rural area. It may be that some local authorities possess local acts to overcome possible shortcomings in the new byelaws. ,