Introduction to Technical Regulations on Fire Safety in Buildings and Venues Part VIII

Law No. 15/2021 "Legal Regime for Fire Safety in Buildings and Venues" clearly stipulates that the technical code for fire safety shall specify protective measures relating to the design and construction of buildings, fire safety systems, and preventive measures to avoid the occurrence of fire, and this technical code is approved by the supplementary regulation.

To this end, the Macao SAR Government, based on the continuous evolution of fire safety and building technology, summarized the practical experience and technological development over the years, combined with the actual situation in Macao, and made reference to the Fire Safety Regulations approved by Decree 24/95/M, formulated the new administrative regulations approved by the "Technical Regulations on Fire Safety in Buildings and Venues". To replace the implementation of more than 20 years of "fire safety regulations".

The new administrative regulations and the approved "Technical Regulations on Fire Safety of Buildings and Venues" will come into effect on August 17 this year to further improve the technical specifications for fire prevention, which have the following eight main aspects, Part 8 is: Review mechanism for the formulation of technical Regulations - The Technical Regulations have made a series of amendments in terms of fire safety technology to suit the actual environment and social development in Macao, and play a positive role in the safety of the community in Macao. However, with the rapid development of society and the advancement of technology, construction materials, fire protection systems, facilities and equipment are also changing rapidly, and taking into account the complexity of the issues covered by the Technical Regulations, there is a need to review the established technical solutions on an ongoing basis in order to summarize and assess the implementation of the new Technical Regulations.

To this end, a review mechanism has been established in the Technical Regulations, which clearly requires the FSD to prepare a report on the review of the implementation of the technical regulations within 180 days immediately after the effective date of the Technical Regulations within three years, to assess the implementation of the new technical regulations and their impact, so as to tie in with the sustainable development of society.

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