The Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and commencement

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Exempted buildings and services, fittings and equipment

5. 4. Changes in the occupation or use of a building which cause the regulations to apply

6. 5. Descriptions of building and work, including the provision of services, fittings and equipment, not requiring a warrant

7. 6. Limited life buildings

8. 7. Measurements

9. 8. Fitness and durability of materials and workmanship

10. 9. Building standards – construction

11. 10. Building Standards – demolition

12. 11. Building standards –service, fitting or equipment

13. 12. Building standards – conversion

14. 13. Provision of protective works

15. 14. Clearing of footpaths

16. 15. Securing of unoccupied and partly completed buildings

17. 16. Relaxations

18. Signature

19. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       EXEMPTED BUILDINGS AND SERVICES, FITTINGS AND EQUIPMENT

       1. 1. Buildings or work controlled by other legislation

       2. 2. A building erected on a site which is subject to...

       3. 3. A building included in the schedule of monuments maintained under...

       4. 4. Protective Works

       5. 5. Buildings or work not frequented by people

       6. 6. Detached fixed plant or machinery or a detached building housing...

       7. 7. Agricultural and related buildings

       8. 8. A single-storey detached building used for any other form of...

       9. 9. Works of civil engineering construction

       10. 10. Buildings of a specialised nature

       11. 11. A single-storey detached road or rail passenger shelter or a...

       12. 12. A caravan or mobile home within the meaning of the...

       13. 13. Small buildings

       14. 14. Construction and development buildings

       15. 15. A building used in connection with the letting or sale...

       16. 16. Temporary buildings

       17. 17. Buildings ancillary to houses.

       18. 18. A single-storey building attached to an existing house, which is...

       19. 19. Any single-storey building which is detached, or is attached to...

       20. 20. Buildings ancillary to flats or maisonettes

       21. 21. Paved areas

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       CONVERSIONS TO WHICH THE REGULATIONS APPLY

       1. 1. Changes in the occupation or use of a building to...

       2. 2. Changes in the occupation or use of a building ancillary...

       3. 3. Changes in the occupation or use of a building which...

       4. 4. Changes in the occupation or use of a domestic building...

       5. 5. Changes in the occupation or use of a residential building...

       6. 6. Changes in the occupation or use of a residential building...

       7. 7. Changes in the occupation or use of a building so...

       8. 8. Changes in the occupation or use of an exempt building...

       9. 9. Changes in the occupation or use of a building to...

       10. 10. Changes in the occupation or use of a building to...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       DESCRIPTIONS OF BUILDING AND WORK, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, FITTINGS AND EQUIPMENT, NOT REQUIRING A WARRANT

       1. 1. A. On condition that types 1-23 in all respects and/or in the manner of their fitting meet any relevant requirement of the regulations.

       2. 2. Any work to a non-residential building to which the public...

       3. 3. A detached single-storey building, having an area exceeding 8 square...

       4. 4. A detached single-storey building, having an area exceeding 8 square...

       5. 5. A detached single-storey building, having an area exceeding 8 square...

       6. 6. Any work associated with a fixed combustion appliance installation or...

       7. 7. Any work associated with a balanced flue serving a room-sealed...

       8. 8. Any work associated with pipework, radiators, convector heaters and thermostatic...

       9. 9. Any work associated with installing a flue liner.

       10. 10. Any work associated with refillable liquefied petroleum gas storage cylinders...

       11. 11. Any work associated with the provision of a single sanitary...

       12. 12. Any work associated with the relocation within the same room...

       13. 13. Any work associated with the provision of an extractor fan....

       14. 14. Any work associated with a stairlift within a dwelling.

       15. 15. Any work associated with the provision of a notice or...

       16. 16. Any work associated with an outdoor sign that is subject...

       17. 17. Any work associated with thermal insulating material to or within...

       18. 18. A wall not exceeding 1.2 metres in height, or a...

       19. 19. Any work associated with open raised external decking that does...

       20. 20. A door, window, or rooflight when the work includes replacing...

       21. 21. A paved area or hardstanding exceeding 200 square metres in...

       22. 22. An electrical installation, including a circuit for telecommunication, alarm purposes...

       23. 23. The construction of a ramp not exceeding 5 metres in...

       24. 24. B. On condition that this work, service, fitting or equipment is to a standard no worse than at present.

       25. 25. Any work associated with the replacement in whole or in...

       26. 26. Any work to a door, window or rooflight, including glazing...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       MEASUREMENTS

       1. 1. Area

       2. 2. Height and depth

       3. 3. In the measurement of height or depth from ground which...

       4. 4. General

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       BUILDING STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

       1. SECTION 1: STRUCTURE

          1. 1.1. Structure

          2. 1.2. Disproportionate collapse

       2. SECTION 2: FIRE

          1. 2.1. Compartmentation

          2. Limitation

          3. 2.2. Separation

          4. 2.3. Structural protection

          5. 2.4. Cavities

          6. 2.5. Internal linings

          7. 2.6. Spread to neighbouring buildings

          8. 2.7. Spread on external walls

          9. 2.8. Spread from neighbouring buildings

          10. 2.9. Escape

          11. 2.10. Escape lighting

          12. 2.11. Communication

          13. Limitation

          14. 2.12. Fire service access

          15. 2.13. Fire service water supply

          16. Limitation

          17. 2.14. Fire service facilities

          18. 2.15. Automatic life safety fire suppression systems

          19. Limitation

       3. SECTION 3: ENVIRONMENT

          1. 3.1. Site preparation – harmful and dangerous substances

          2. Limitation

          3. 3.2. Site preparation – protection from radon gas

          4. 3.3. Flooding and ground water

          5. 3.4. Moisture from the ground

          6. 3.5. Existing drains

          7. Limitation

          8. 3.6. Surface water drainage

          9. 3.7. Wastewater drainage

          10. Limitation

          11. 3.8. Private wastewater treatment systems – treatment plants

          12. 3.9. Private wastewater treatment systems – infiltration systems

          13. 3.10. Precipitation

          14. Limitation

          15. 3.11. Facilities in a dwelling

          16. Limitation

          17. 3.12. Sanitary facilities

          18. 3.13. Heating

          19. Limitation

          20. 3.14. Ventilation

          21. 3.15. Condensation

          22. Limitation

          23. 3.16. Natural lighting

          24. Limitation

          25. 3.17. Combustion appliances – safe operation

          26. 3.18. Combustion appliances – protection from products of combustion

          27. 3.19. Combustion appliances – relationship to combustible materials

          28. 3.20. Combustion appliances – removal of products of combustion

          29. 3.21. Combustion appliances – air for combustion

          30. 3.22. Combustion appliances – air for cooling

          31. 3.23. Oil storage – protection from fire

          32. Limitation

          33. 3.24. Oil storage – protection from spillage

          34. Limitation

          35. 3.25. Solid waste storage

          36. Limitation

          37. 3.26. Dungsteads and farm effluent tanks

       4. SECTION 4: SAFETY

          1. 4.1. Access to buildings

          2. Limitation

          3. 4.2. Access within buildings

          4. Limitation

          5. 4.3. Stairs and ramps

          6. 4.4. Pedestrian protective barriers

          7. Limitation

          8. 4.5. Electrical safety

          9. Limitation

          10. 4.6. Electrical fixtures

          11. Limitation

          12. 4.7. Aids to communication

          13. Limitation

          14. 4.8. Danger from accidents

          15. Limitation

          16. 4.9. Danger from heat

          17. 4.10. Fixed seating

          18. Limitation

          19. 4.11. Liquefied petroleum gas storage

          20. Limitation

          21. 4.12. Vehicle protective barriers

       5. SECTION 5: NOISE

          1. 5.1. Resisting sound transmission to dwellings using appropriate constructions

          2. Limitation

       6. SECTION 6: ENERGY

          1. 6.1. Policy

          2. 6.2. Building insulation envelope

          3. Limitation

          4. 6.3. Heating system

          5. Limitation

          6. 6.4. Insulation of pipes, ducts and vessels

          7. Limitation

          8. 6.5. Artificial and display lighting

          9. Limitation

          10. 6.6. Mechanical ventilation and air conditioning

          11. Limitation

          12. 6.7. Commissioning building services

          13. Limitation

          14. 6.8. Written information

          15. Limitation

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       BUILDING STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO CONVERSIONS

       1. 1. Except in relation to the standards specified in paragraph 3...

       2. 2. In relation to each of the standards specified in paragraph...

       3. 3. The specified standards are those in section 1 of Schedule...

20. Explanatory Note