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HEALTH (PUBLIC BUILDINGS) REGULATIONS 1992 - REG 20

20 .         Sanitary facilities

        (1)         Every public building, shall, unless exempted in writing by the local government, be provided with a water carriage system for sewage disposal and sanitary conveniences in accordance with the Building Regulations or as approved by the local government.

        (2)         All rooms containing sanitary conveniences shall be provided with appropriate signs to indicate gender.

        (3)         The signs required by subregulation (2) shall be illuminated during darkness.

        (4)         Where sanitary conveniences provided for a public building are situated externally to the public building the area providing access to the sanitary conveniences shall be illuminated in a manner that conforms with these regulations.

        (5)         Permanent sanitary conveniences provided for a public building are to be illuminated with a minimum illuminance of 80 lux.

        (6)         Temporary sanitary conveniences provided for a public building are to be illuminated with a minimum illuminance of 40 lux.

        [Regulation 20 amended: Gazette 3 Aug 2001 p. 3962 and 3965 (disallowed: Gazette 20 Nov 2001 p. 6012); 7 Jun 2002 p. 2728‑9 and 2731.]



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