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Volume 51, No. 23

B.C. Reg. 334/2008

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

December 2, 2008

B.C. Reg. 334/2008, deposited November 26, 2008, pursuant to the LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT [Section 692]. Ministerial Order M277/2008, dated November 3, 2008.

I, Rich Coleman, Minister of Housing and Social Development, order that B.C. Reg 216/2006, the British Columbia Building Code Regulation, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix.

— R. COLEMAN, Minister of Housing and Social Development.

Appendix

1 Replace 3.1.7.1. of Division B with the following:

3.1.7.1. Determination of Ratings

1) Except as permitted by Sentences (2) and (3), and

Article 3.1.7.2., the rating of a material, assembly of materials or a structural member that is required to have a fire-resistance rating , shall be determined on the basis of the results of tests conducted in conformance with CAN/ ULC-S101, "Fire Endurance Tests of Building Construction and Materials".

2) A material, assembly of materials or a structural member is permitted to be assigned a fire-resistance rating on the basis of Appendix D.

3) Assembly Number R1, M1 and M2 of Table A-9.10.3.1.B are permitted to be used to determine the fire resistance rating of a ceiling assembly or a ceiling membrane.

2 Replace 3.1.9.5. of Division B with the following:

3.1.9.5. Openings through a Membrane Ceiling

1) A membrane ceiling forming part of an assembly assigned a fire-resistance rating on the basis of Appendix D or Sentence 3.1.7.1.(3) is permitted to be penetrated by openings leading into ducts within the ceiling space, provided

a) the ducts are sheet steel, and

b) the number of openings and their protection conform to the requirements of Appendix D.

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