On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 13:21:36 GMT, Tony Bryer wrote:

In article , Andy Hall
wrote:
Having said all of that, there is a huge cost in the preparation of
and testing to standards. It is reasonable for much of that cost to
be borne by those wishing to access and use that information in the
same way that we pay for other intellectual property like books and
music.

Fortunately HMG has decided otherwise wrt legislation, SI, Building
Regs Approved Documents etc. The key documents you need to be an
architect are free, those you need to be a gas fitter cost £££

But then the approved document for part B (fire safety) largely refers to
BSs for guidance which I suspect aren't cheap. Don't know if any other
sections are similar.