Part 5Other climate change provisions

Chapter 4The Scottish civil estate

I177Scottish civil estate: supplementary

1

For the purposes of this section and sections 75 and 76—

a

“building” means a building that uses energy for heating or cooling the whole or any part of its interior; and

b

a building is part of the civil estate in Scotland if it—

i

is used for the purposes of Scottish central government administration; and

ii

is of a description of buildings for which the Scottish Ministers have responsibilities in relation to efficiency and sustainability.

2

The Scottish Ministers may, by order, provide—

a

for buildings of a description specified in the order to be treated as being, or as not being, part of the civil estate;

b

for uses specified in the order to be treated as being, or as not being, uses for the purposes of Scottish central government administration.