NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
REGULATION 2/19

Fire Protection Services Regulations (Amendment)
under the
Fire Protection Services Act

(Filed January 11, 2019)

Under the authority of section 33 and 34 of the Fire Protection Services Act, I make the following regulations.

Dated at St. John's, January 7, 2019.

Graham Letto
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment

REGULATIONS

Analysis

        1.   S.3 Amdt.
Codes adopted

 

NLR 45/12
as amended

         1.  Subsection 3(1) of the Fire Protection Services Regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

Codes adopted

        3. (1) The following codes are adopted with the additions, alterations or changes as directed by and described in the schedule:

             (a)  for the construction of all buildings

                      (i)  the National Building Code of Canada, 2015 edition, except Part 9 where relative to one and 2 family dwellings within Group C, and

                     (ii)  the National Fire Code of Canada, 2015 edition; and

             (b)  for the use and operation of all buildings, processes, areas and vehicles

                      (i)  the National Fire Code of Canada, 2015 edition, and

                     (ii)  the NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2018 edition, as published by the National Fire Protection Association.

             (2)  Section 3 of the regulations is amended by immediately after subsection (1) the following:

         (1.1)  Amendments to the codes adopted under subsection (1), and further editions and amendments to those codes, are adopted 6 months following the date of their publication. 

             (3)  Paragraphs 3(2)(a) and (b) of the regulations are repealed and the following substituted:

             (a)  Division A, subsection 1.5.1.3 of the National Building Code of Canada and the National Fire Code of Canada; and

             (b)  Division B, Subsection 1.3.1 of the National Building Code of Canada and the National Fire Code of Canada,

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