Building (Scotland) Act 1959

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I Buildings Authorities

   1. 1. Constitution of buildings authorities

   2. 2. General provisions relating to buildings authorities

3. Part II Building Standards and Building Operations

   1. 3. Building standards regulations

   2. 4. Relaxation of building standards regulations in particular cases

   3. 5. Building operations regulations

   4. 6. Application of building standards regulations and building operations regulations to construction or demolition, and to change of use, of buildings

   5. 7. Minor works

   6. 8. Occupation of parts of roads for deposit of materials, etc

   7. 9. Certificates of completion

   8. 10. Powers in relation to buildings constructed without warrant or in contravention of conditions of warrant, and buildings whose life has expired

   9. 11. Power of local authorities to require buildings to conform to building standards regulations

   10. 12. Building Standards Advisory Committee

4. Part III Dangerous Buildings

   1. 13. Action to be taken in respect of buildings found to be dangerous

   2. 14. Power of local authorities to sell materials from demolished buildings

   3. 15. Power of local authorities to purchase buildings and site where owner cannot be found

5. Part IV Supplementary

   1. 16. Appeals

   2. 17. Supplementary provisions as to operations required to be carried out

   3. 18. Inspection and tests

   4. 19. Penalties

   5. 20. Fees chargeable by buildings authorities

   6. 21. Provisions as to masters of works

   7. 22. Information

   8. 23. Inquiries

   9. 24. Regulations

   10. 25. Service of notices, etc

   11. 26. Crown rights

   12. 27. Transitional provisions

   13. 28. Financial provisions

   14. 29. Interpretation

   15. 30. Local Act provisions

   16. 31. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

   17. 32. Short title, extent and commencement

6. 1. First Schedule

      Enactments relating to dean of guild court functions unaffected by this Act

   2. Second Schedule

      General provisions relating to buildings' authorities which are not dean of guild courts

   3. Third Schedule

      Matters which may be provided for by Regulations under paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 2

   4. Fourth Schedule

      Matters in regard to which building standards regulations may be made

   5. Fifth Schedule

      Procedure for directions under section 4

   6. Sixth Schedule

      Recovery of expenses by charging order

   7. Seventh Schedule

      Evacuation of dangerous buildings

   8. Eighth Schedule

      Transitional Provisions

   9. Ninth Schedule

      Minor and consequential amendments of enactments

   10. Tenth Schedule

       Enactments repealed