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The Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 37 Cited in Amendments 15 Related
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JurisdictionScotland
  • These Regulations may be cited as the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 1st May 2005.
    • (1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires–(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a numbered regulation or Schedule is a reference to the regulation in, or Schedule to, these regulations bearing that number, and the reference in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph in that regulation bearing that number.(3) In determining what is reasonably practicable for the purposes of these Regulations regard may be had to all the circumstances including the expense involved in carrying out the work.(1) Regulations 8 to 12 shall not apply to any building or any services, fittings and equipment the whole of which falls into any one or more of the exempted types described in Schedule 1.services, fittings and equipment to, or the demolition or removal of, exempted buildings is exempt;services, fittings and equipment to, or the demolition of, exempted services, fittings and equipment is exempt.(3) For the purposes of this regulation, for the avoidance of doubt, each such exempted type does not include any of the exceptions expressed in relation to that type.
  • For the purposes of section 56 (1) of the Act and these Regulations, the changes in occupation or use of buildings set out in Schedule 2 shall be conversions to the extent specified by regulation 12.
  • For the purposes of section 8(8) of the Act, any work which consists solely of a building or conversion, including the provision of services, fittings or equipment, of a kind specified in Schedule 3, shall meet the standards required by regulations 8 to 12 but shall not, subject to the exceptions and conditions, require a
  • For the purposes of paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 of the Act (which enables special provision to be made for buildings intended to have a limited life) a period of five years is hereby specified.
  • For the purposes of these Regulations, measurements shall be made or calculated in accordance with Schedule 4.
    • (1) Work to every building designed, constructed and provided with services, fittings and equipment to meet a requirement of regulations 9 to 12 must be carried out in a technically proper and workmanlike manner, and the materials used must be durable and fit for their intended purpose.(2) All materials, services, fittings and equipment used to comply with a requirement of regulations 9 to 12 must, so far as reasonably practicable, be sufficiently accessible to enable any necessary maintenance or repair work to be carried out.(3) Subject to paragraph (4) , work must be carried out so that materials which form part of an external wall cladding system, or specified attachment, of a relevant building are of European Classification A2-s1, d0 or A1, classified in accordance with BS EN 13501-1:2018 entitled “Fire classification of construction products and building elements. Classification using testing data from reaction to fire tests” published by the British Standards Institution.cavity trays,cavity vents,a roof (other than a roof pitched at an angle 70 degrees or more to the horizontal) if that part is connected to an external wall,door frames and doors,insulation and water proofing materials used below the ground and up to 300 mm above the ground,intumescent and fire stopping materials, fire barriers and cavity barriers where the inclusion of the materials is necessary to meet the requirements in section 2 (fire) of schedule 5 (building standards applicable to design and construction) ,membranes,seals, gaskets, fixings, sealants and backer rods,thermal break materials,window frames and glass.(5) Work must be carried out so that an external wall cladding system or internal lining does not comprise of highly combustible metal composite material.(6) In this regulation—
    • “highly combustible metal composite material” means any panel or sheet, having a thickness of no more than 10 mm, which consists of a number of layers, two or more of which are made of metal, alloy, or metal compound and one or more substantial layer of which is made of material having a gross calorific value of more than 35 MJ/kg when tested in accordance with BS EN ISO 1716:2018 entitled “Reaction to fire tests for products – Determination of the gross heat of combustion (calorific value) ” published by the British Standards Institution,
    • “relevant building” means a building having a storey, or creating a storey (not including roof-top plant areas or any storey consisting exclusively of plant rooms) at a height of 11 metres or more above the ground and which contains—
      • (a) a dwelling,
      • (b) a building used as a place of assembly, or as a place of entertainment or recreation,
      • (c) a hospital,
      • (d) a residential care building or sheltered housing complex,
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