PART 5

Building assessment reports

Building assessment reports
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1
A relevant person must prepare reports in relation to each non-domestic building in which the person has an interest.
2
A report prepared under subsection (1) (a “building assessment report”) must set out, in relation to each non-domestic building covered by the report, an assessment of—
a
the potential for the non-domestic building to be supplied with thermal energy by means of a heat network,
b
the period for which any system providing thermal energy to the non-domestic building is expected to continue to operate effectively and efficiently.
3
A building assessment report must—
a
be prepared in the manner as may be specified, and
b
at such intervals as may be specified.
4
For the purposes of this section—
a
a relevant person has an interest in a non-domestic building if—
i
the relevant person has a right of ownership in the non-domestic building,
ii
the relevant person has such other interest in the non-domestic building as may be specified,
b
where more than one relevant person has a right of ownership, or other interest as may be specified by regulations under paragraph (a)(ii), in a non-domestic building, a building assessment report must be prepared by one of those persons.
5
In this section, “specified” means specified in regulations made by the Scottish Ministers.