Citation, application and commencement
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Building (Energy Performance of Buildings) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016.
(2) Regulation 2(3) applies—
(a)in the case of buildings occupied and owned by public authorities, from 1st January 2019; and
(b)in the case of all other buildings, from 31st December 2020.
(3) These Regulations come into force on 13th March 2016.
Amendment of the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004
2.—(1) The Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) For regulation 17(1)(a) (continuing requirements)(2) substitute—
“(a)accessible parts of every air-conditioning system within a building are inspected at regular intervals not exceeding five years; and”.
(3) In paragraph 6.1 (carbon dioxide emissions)(3) of Schedule 5 (building standards applicable to design and construction)(4)—
(a)omit “and” after sub-paragraph (a);
(b)after sub-paragraph (b) insert—
“; and
(c)it is a nearly zero-energy building”; and
(c)at the end insert—
“Interpretation of this standard
In this standard—
“energy from renewable sources” means energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar, aero-thermal, geothermal, hydrothermal and ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases; and
“nearly zero-energy building” means a building that has a very high energy performance, as determined in accordance with a methodology approved under regulation 7 of the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2008(5), where the nearly zero or very low amount of energy required should be covered to a very significant extent by energy from renewable sources, including energy from renewable sources produced on site or nearby.”.
MARCO BIAGI
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
2nd February 2016