Part 1Building regulations
Building standards assessments
6Building standards assessments
1
A local authority must, if requested to do so by the owner of a building, carry out a building standards assessment.
2
A building standards assessment is an assessment of the extent to which the authority considers that—
a
the building complies with building regulations as the regulations apply to the building at the time of the assessment,
b
any work which has been carried out in relation to the building was carried out without any authorisation required by or under any enactment,
c
any continuing requirement which applies in relation to the building is being and has been complied with,
d
the building has defects which entitle the authority to serve on the owner a defective building notice.
3
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make further provision as to the matters to be assessed in a building standards assessment including, in particular, provision as to—
a
the period to which an assessment in pursuance of subsection (2)(b) is to relate,
b
circumstances in which an assessment is to be made in relation to part only of a building or, where a building forms part of a larger building, in relation to that larger building,
c
matters which are not to be included in an assessment in any particular case or description of case.