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Clause of the Unified Provision from the Contents of the Clause Remarks.
Building Bye Laws National Building Code,
2016 2016 (or earlier)
9.2.4 Quality of Part-V Building Materials All material and workmanship This appears to be
Materials and and Part-VII shall be of good quality conforming universally applicable.
Workmanship generally to accepted standards of
Construction Practices and Central Public Works Department
Safety
and Indian Standard Specification
and Codes as included in Part-V
Building Materials and Part-VII
Construction Practices and Safety of
National Building Code of India.
9.2.5 Control of Signs Appears to be Part No advertising signs (including This only talks
(Hoardings) and 10, Section 2: Signs hoarding) on buildings or on land about hoardings for
Outdoor Display And Outdoor Display shall be displayed without the advertising, but gives
Structures. Structures prior approval of the Sanctioning this specific provision a
Authority. The standards specified universal applicability.
in National Building Code of India
as amendments time to time shall be
applicable.
9.3 Fire Safety Part 4: Fire and Life Safety Rule 27 of Delhi Fire Service Rules This makes Part 4:
shall be marked fire and life safety Fire and Life Safety
measures as per the National valid only for Certain
Building Code of India concerning Buildings (High
minimum standards for fire Rise) like Residential
prevention and fire protection as buildings above 15 m,
covered under Rule 33 of the Delhi educational, mercantile
Fire Service Rules and institutional above
9m, etc., as per Rule 27 of
Delhi Fire Service Rules,
2010. This means it is not
universally applicable.
9.3.2 Pressurization of Part 4: Fire and Life Safety For pressurization specifications of This makes Part 4:
Staircases (Protected various building components refer Fire and Life Safety
Escape Routes) NBC Chapter 4 Fire and Life Safety. valid only for Certain
Buildings (High
Rise) like Residential
buildings above 15 m,
educational, mercantile
and institutional above
9m, etc., as per Rule 27 of
Delhi Fire Service Rules,
2010. This means it is not
universally applicable.

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