3Meaning of “building control event”(1)

A “building control event” occurs on the building completion date in respect of the construction of, or conversion works creating, a new residential unit.

(2)

In this Act, “building completion date” means the date of—

(a)

the acceptance of a completion certificate in accordance with section 18 of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 in respect of the construction of, or conversion of, a building or part of a building, or

(b)

if earlier, the grant of permission for the temporary occupation of that building under section 21(3) of that Act in respect of that construction or conversion.

(3)

In this Act—

(a)

“construction” means the construction (including alteration, erection and extension) of a building, for which a building warrant is required in accordance with section 8(1)(a)(i) of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003, and related expressions are to be construed accordingly,

(b)

“conversion works” means building works changing the occupation or use of a building, for which a building warrant is required in accordance with section 8(1)(b) of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003, and “conversion” and related expressions are to be construed accordingly.

(4)

For the purposes of subsection (3) it is irrelevant whether or not the construction or, as the case may be, the conversion works include a matter which requires a building warrant in accordance with any other provision of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003.