Article: Useful Contacts and Links Article Body Follow the link for information on the "Party Wall Act 1996" which came fully into force in England and Wales from 1st September 1997. Why not visit the UKOnline Government web site. You can print off a copy of the Acts at home for your use. Visit the Environment Agency for Waste Management, Conservation and Environment Issues. Where electrical work is being considered, visit the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting. Follow the link for information on the Disability Discrimination Act and find out about the legislation which is in place to promote civil rights for disabled people and protect disabled people from discrimination. Professional Institutions & Organisations LABC Services The Institution of Civil Engineers The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) The Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers The Chartered Institute of Building The Federation of Master Builders Association of Building Engineers (ABE) Other Organisations Department for Communities and Local Government (Building Regulations) The Royal National Institute for the Blind H.M.S.O. Local Government Association Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Sheffield City Council Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Barnsley Council is not responsible for the contents or reliability of the linked web sites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them.