BSD 301

This Decree shall be known as the "National Building Code of the Philippines" and shall hereinafter be referred to as the "Code".

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IDENTIFICATION

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State to safeguard life, health, property, and public welfare, consistent with the principles of sound environmental management and control; and to this end, make it the purpose of this Code to provide for all buildings and structures, a framework of minimum standards and requirements to regulate and control their location, site, design, quality of materials, construction, use, occupancy, and maintenance.

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State to safeguard life, health, property, and public welfare, consistent with the principles of sound environmental management and control; and to this end, make it the purpose of this Code to provide for all buildings and structures, a framework of minimum standards and requirements to regulate and control their design, site, location, quality of materials, construction and use, occupancy, and maintenance.

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The provisions of this Code shall apply to the design, location, siting, construction, alteration, repair, conversion, use, occupancy, maintenance, moving, demolition of, and addition to public and private buildings and structures, except traditional indigenous family dwellings as defined herein

• Section 105. Site requirement

• Section 103. Scope and limitation

• Section 104. General Building requirement

• Section 103. Scope and application

IDENTIFICATION

Buildings and/or structures constructed before the approval of this Code shall not be affected thereby except when alterations, additions, conversions or repairs are to be made therein in which case, this Code shall apply only to portions to be altered, added, converted or repaired.

1. Buildings or structures _____ to be used for the manufacture and/or production of any kind of article or product shall _____ adequate environmental safeguards.

• intended; seek

• That; seek

• intended; observe

• That; observe

SECTION 106. Definitions

As used in this Code, the words, terms and phrases enumerated in Annex "A" hereby shall have the meaning or definition, correspondingly provided therein.

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The administration and enforcement of the provisions of this Code including the imposition of penalties for administrative violations thereof is hereby vested in the Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications, hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary".

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The administration and enforcement of the provisions of this Code including the imposition of penalties for administrative violations ____ is hereby vested in the Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications, hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary".

The Secretary is hereby authorized to ____ and provide in his Department a professional staff composed of highly qualified architects, engineers and technicians who possess diversified and professional experience in the field of building design and construction.