The Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Structure

1.1.  Every building must be designed and constructed in such a way that the loadings that are liable to act on it will not lead to:

(a)the collapse of the whole or part of the building; or

(b)deformations which would make the building unfit for its intended use, unsafe, or cause damage to other parts of the building or to fittings or to installed equipment.