Scottish building standards procedural handbook. 3rd edition version 1.4

Publication Year

2015

Document Status

Withdrawn

Abstract

Explains the procedures set up by the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 and the Building (Scotland) Procedures Regulations 2004. The procedures are for building work to which the Scottish Building Regulations apply and for other matters covered by the Act, in particular those dealing with dangerous and defective buildings. Topics covered include: application of the building regulations, building warrants to build, convert or demolish, the role of Scottish Ministers, completion, appeals, compliance and enforcement, building standards register, building standards assessments, dangerous buildings, defective buildings, verifiers, certifiers and relationships with other authorities.

Document History

Superseded by: Scottish building standards procedural handbook. 3rd edition version 1.5 (Scottish Government, 2017). Produced by Building Standards Division. Version 1.0 dated 27 September 2010 - New 3rd edition to reflect legislative changes in 2009 and 2010. This document replaces the 2nd edition published in 2007. Version 1.1 dated 2 May 2011 - Inclusion of Section 7 (Sustainability) and introduction of the Construction Products Regulations. Version 1.2 dated 9 January 2013 - Inclusion of new paragraph 3.2.15 for statement identifying feasibility of high-efficiency alternative heating systems with building warrant applications. Version 1.3 dated October 2013 - inclusion of information on the local authority performance framework, changes implemented by the Building (miscellaneous amendments) (Scotland) regulations 2013 and other general updates. Version 1.4 dated 02 February 2015 - inclusion of information on charging orders as introduced by the Buildings (recovery of expenses) (Scotland) act 2014. The 3rd edition of the handbook incorporates legislation changes in: January and May 2009, October 2010 and January and October 2013.

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