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The Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Exempted buildings and services, fittings and equipment

  5. 4.Changes in the occupation or use of a building which cause the regulations to apply

  6. 5.Descriptions of building and work, including the provision of services, fittings and equipment, not requiring a warrant

  7. 6.Limited life buildings

  8. 7.Measurements

  9. 8.Fitness and durability of materials and workmanship

  10. 9.Building standards – construction

  11. 10.Building Standards – demolition

  12. 11.Building standards –service, fitting or equipment

  13. 12.Building standards – conversion

  14. 13.Provision of protective works

  15. 14.Clearing of footpaths

  16. 15.Securing of unoccupied and partly completed buildings

  17. 16.Relaxations

  18. 17.Continuing requirements

  19. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      EXEMPTED BUILDINGS AND SERVICES, FITTINGS AND EQUIPMENT

      1. 1.Buildings etc. controlled by other legislation

      2. 2.A building erected on a site which is subject to...

      3. 3.A building included in the schedule of monuments maintained under...

      4. 4.Protective Works

      5. 5.Buildings or work not frequented by people

      6. 6.Detached fixed plant or machinery or a detached building housing...

      7. 7.Agricultural and related buildings

      8. 8.A single-storey detached building used for any other form of...

      9. 9.Works of civil engineering construction

      10. 10.Buildings of a specialised nature

      11. 11.A single–storey detached road or rail passenger shelter or a...

      12. 12.A caravan or mobile home within the meaning of the...

      13. 13.Small buildings

      14. 14.Construction and development buildings

      15. 15.A building used in connection with the letting or sale...

      16. 16.Temporary buildings

      17. 17.Buildings ancillary to houses

      18. 18.A single storey building attached to an existing house, which...

      19. 19.A single storey building which is detached, or is attached...

      20. 20.Buildings ancillary to flats or maisonettes

      21. 21.Paved areas

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      CONVERSIONS TO WHICH THE REGULATIONS APPLY

      1. 1.Changes in the occupation or use of a building to...

      2. 2.Changes in the occupation or use of a building ancillary...

      3. 3.Changes in the occupation or use of a building which...

      4. 4.Changes in the occupation or use of a domestic building...

      5. 5.Changes in the occupation or use of a residential building...

      6. 6.Changes in the occupation or use of a residential building...

      7. 7.Changes in the occupation or use of an exempt building...

      8. 8.Changes in the occupation or use of a building to...

      9. 9.Changes in the occupation or use of a building to...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      DESCRIPTIONS OF BUILDING AND WORK, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, FITTINGS AND EQUIPMENT, NOT REQUIRING A WARRANT

      1. A. On condition that types 1–23 in all respects and/or in the manner of their fitting meet any standards required by the Regulations

        1. 1.Any work to or in a house. Except –Any work...

        2. 2.Any work to or in a non-residential building to which...

        3. 2A.Any works to or in a building ... that is...

        4. 2B.A building or any work to or in a building...

        5. 2C.A building or any work to or in a building...

      2. And, without prejudice to the generality of types 1 to 2C above

        1. 3.A detached single-storey building, having an area exceeding 8 square...

        2. 4.A detached single-storey building, having an area exceeding 8 square...

        3. 5.A detached single-storey building, having an area exceeding 8 square...

        4. 6.Any work associated with a fixed combustion appliance installation or...

        5. 7.Any work associated with a balanced flue serving a room-sealed...

        6. 8.Any work associated with pipework, radiators, convector heaters and thermostatic...

        7. 9.Any work associated with installing a flue liner.

        8. 10.Any work associated with refillable liquefied petroleum gas storage cylinders...

        9. 11.Any work associated with the provision of a single sanitary...

        10. 12.Any work associated with the relocation within the same room...

        11. 13.Any work associated with the provision of an extractor fan....

        12. 14.Any work associated with a stairlift within a dwelling.

        13. 15.Any work associated with the provision of a notice or...

        14. 15A.Any work associated with affixing an energy performance certificate to...

        15. 15B.Any work associated with affixing a statement of sustainability to...

        16. 16.Any work associated with an outdoor sign that is subject...

        17. 17.Any work associated with thermal insulating material to or within...

        18. 18.A wall not exceeding 1.2 metres in height, or a...

        19. 19.Any work associated with open raised external decking. Except –Any...

        20. 20.A door, window, or rooflight when the work includes replacing...

        21. 21.A paved area or hardstanding exceeding 50 square metres in...

        22. 22.An electrical installation, including a circuit for telecommunication, alarm purposes...

        23. 23.The construction of a ramp not exceeding 5 metres in...

      3. AA. On condition that this type in all respects and/or in the manner of their fitting meet the requirements of standards 1.1, 3.17, 3.18, 3.19, 3.20, 3.21, 3.22 and 4.4 of schedule 5.

        1. 23A.A detached single-storey building used for shelter or sleeping in...

      4. B. On condition that this work, service, fitting or equipment is to a standard no worse than at present

        1. 24.Any work associated with the replacement of a fitting or...

        2. 25.Any work associated with the replacement in whole or in...

        3. 25A.Replacement of part of an external wall cladding system when...

        4. 26.Any work to a door, window or rooflight, including glazing...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      MEASUREMENTS

      1. 1.Area

      2. 2.A room excludes any built-in fixture extending from the floor...

      3. 3.In the case of a dwelling, a room excludes any...

      4. 4.Height and depth

      5. 5.In the measurement of height or depth from ground which...

      6. 6.General

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      BUILDING STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

      1. SECTION 1: STRUCTURE

        1. 1.1.Structure

        2. 1.2.Disproportionate collapse

      2. SECTION 2: FIRE

        1. 2.1.Compartmentation

        2. 2.2.Separation

        3. 2.3.Structural protection

        4. 2.4.Cavities

        5. 2.5.Internal linings

        6. 2.6.Spread to neighbouring buildings

        7. 2.7.Spread on external walls

        8. 2.8.Spread from neighbouring buildings

        9. 2.9.Escape

        10. 2.10.Escape lighting

        11. 2.11.Communication

        12. 2.12.Fire and rescue service access

        13. 2.13.Fire and rescue service water supply

        14. 2.14.Fire and rescue service facilities

        15. 2.15.Automatic fire suppression systems

      3. SECTION 3: ENVIRONMENT

        1. 3.1.Site preparation – harmful and dangerous substances

        2. 3.2.Site preparation – protection from radon gas

        3. 3.3.Flooding and ground water

        4. 3.4.Moisture from the ground

        5. 3.5.Existing drains

        6. 3.6.Surface water drainage

        7. 3.7.Wastewater drainage

        8. 3.8.Private wastewater treatment systems – treatment plants

        9. 3.9.Private wastewater treatment systems – infiltration systems

        10. 3.10.Precipitation

        11. 3.11.Facilities in a dwelling

        12. 3.12.Sanitary facilities

        13. 3.13.Heating

        14. 3.14.Ventilation

        15. 3.15.Condensation

        16. 3.16.Natural lighting

        17. 3.17.Combustion appliances – safe operation

        18. 3.18.Combustion appliances – protection from products of combustion

        19. 3.19.Combustion appliances – relationship to combustible materials

        20. 3.20.Combustion appliances – removal of products of combustion

        21. 3.21.Combustion appliances – air for combustion

        22. 3.22.Combustion appliances – air for cooling

        23. 3.23.Fuel storage – protection from fire

        24. 3.24.Fuel storage – containment

        25. 3.25.Solid waste storage

        26. 3.26.Dungsteads and farm effluent tanks

        27. 3.27.Water efficiency

        28. 3.28.Overheating risk

      4. SECTION 4: SAFETY

        1. 4.1.Access to buildings

        2. 4.2.Access within buildings

        3. 4.3.Stairs and ramps

        4. 4.4.Pedestrian protective barriers

        5. 4.5.Electrical safety

        6. 4.6.Electrical fixtures

        7. 4.7.Aids to communication

        8. 4.8.Danger from accidents

        9. 4.9.Danger from heat

        10. 4.10.Fixed seating

        11. 4.11.Liquefied petroleum gas storage

        12. 4.12.Vehicle protective barriers

        13. 4.13.Security

        14. 4.14.In-building physical infrastructure for high-speed electronic communications networks

      5. SECTION 5: NOISE

        1. 5.1.Noise separation

        2. 5.2.Noise reduction between rooms

      6. SECTION 6: ENERGY

        1. 6.1.Energy demand and carbon dioxide emissions

        2. 6.2.Building insulation envelope

        3. 6.3.Heating system

        4. 6.4.Insulation of pipes, ducts and vessels

        5. 6.5.Artificial and display lighting

        6. 6.6.Mechanical ventilation and air conditioning

        7. 6.7.Commissioning building services

        8. 6.8.Written information

        9. 6.9.Energy Performance Certificates

        10. 6.10.Metering

      7. SECTION 7: SUSTAINABILITY

        1. 7.1.Statement of sustainability

        2. 7.2.Electric vehicle charging

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      BUILDING STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO CONVERSIONS

      1. 1.Every conversion, to which these regulations apply, shall meet the...

      2. 2.Every conversion, to which these regulations apply, shall meet the...

      3. 2A.Every conversion, to which these regulations apply, which—

  21. Explanatory Note

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