The Building (Disabled People) Regulations 1987
These Regulations amend the Building Regulations 1985 with respect to the access and facilities to be provided for disabled people. There are three changes of substance—Schedule 2 to the 1985 Regulations is replaced by a new Part M in Schedule 1 to those Regulations. Part M extends the provisions formerly in Schedule 2 to those Regulations to apply to three new categories of premises; namely, multi-storey factories, schools and educational establishments, and multi-storey premises to which the public are admitted, but only in respect of the storey of those premises which contains the principal entrance.An Approved Document will be issued under sections 6 and 7 of the Building Act 1984 (obtainable from HMSO) giving practical guidance as to the ways in which the requirements of the new Part M may be met.Regulation 2(3) of these Regulations extends the meaning of a material alteration for the purposes of the 1985 Regulations so that when a building is altered or extended, access and facilities for disabled people are not adversely affected (within the meaning of regulations 2(4), (5) and (6) of the 1985 Regulations).The new Part M of Schedule 1 to these Regulations clarifies the position in relation to buildings which have mixed uses by providing that the requirements of access and facilities for the disabled are to apply to any “relevant premises” within that building.