Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 28th October, 2022.

I, DARRAGH O’BRIEN, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in exercise of the functions conferred on me by section 3 and section 18 of the Building Control Act 1990 (No. 3 of 1990) as amended (as adapted by the Housing, Planning and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 408 of 2020 )), hereby make the following regulations:

Citation and construction

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Building Regulations (Part L Amendment) Regulations 2022.

(2) These Regulations shall be included in the collective citation Building Regulations 1997 to 2022.

Amendment of Second Schedule to Building Regulations 1997 to 2021

2. Part L of the Second Schedule to the Building Regulations 1997 to 2021 is amended by the insertion, after item L2, of the following item:

“L2A (a) A multi-unit building containing one, or more than one, dwelling –

(i) that is new, or

(ii) subject to paragraph (b), undergoing major renovation,

shall have installed ducting infrastructure (consisting of conduits for electrical cables) for each car parking space, to enable the subsequent installation of recharging points for electric vehicles where the parking space is –

(i) located inside the building concerned, or

(ii) is within the curtilage of the building concerned.

(b) The requirement of paragraph (a) shall apply to a building undergoing major renovation where -

(i) in a case where the car park is located inside the building, the renovations concerned include the car park or the electrical infrastructure of the building, or

(ii) in a case where the car park is physically adjacent to the building, the renovations concerned include the car park or the electrical infrastructure of the car park.

(c) A new building that is a dwelling, other than where the dwelling forms part of a multi-unit building, where a parking space is located within the curtilage of the dwelling, shall have installed appropriate electric vehicle recharging infrastructure to enable the subsequent installation of recharging points for electric vehicles.”.

3. These regulations shall apply where the relevant works or major renovation commence or take place on or after 1^st November 2022.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

25 October, 2022.

DARRAGH O’BRIEN,

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.