The Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2004

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART II APPLICATION TO A VERIFIER FOR BUILDING WARRANT

   1. 3. Application of this Part

   2. 4. Making of application for building warrant

   3. 5. Warrants granted where section 9(4) of the Act applies (staged warrants)

   4. 6. Building warrants: conversion

   5. 7. Building warrants: late applications

   6. 8. Building warrants: rejection of applications

   7. 9. Determination of application

   8. 10. Consultation

   9. 11. Consultation – Fire Authority

   10. 12. Building warrants: staged warrants

   11. 13. Building warrants: continuing requirements

   12. 14. Discharge and variation of continuing requirements imposed by verifiers

   13. 15. Building warrants: warrants for demolition

   14. 16. Building warrants: limited life buildings

   15. 17. Documents to be forwarded to local authority with copy building warrant or amendment

   16. 18. Documents to be sent with notification to owner

   17. 19. Duration of building warrant

4. PART III REFERENCE TO SCOTTISH MINISTERS FOR A VIEW IN RESPECT OF AN APPLICATION FOR A BUILDING WARRANT

   1. 20. Making of a reference for a view

5. PART IV APPLICATION TO SCOTTISH MINISTERS FOR A DIRECTION IN RELATION TO A PARTICULAR BUILDING

   1. 21. Application of this Part

   2. 22. Making of an application for direction

   3. 23. Application for building warrant

   4. 24. Intimation

6. PART V APPLICATION TO SCOTTISH MINISTERS FOR A DIRECTION IN RELATION TO A DESCRIPTION OF BUILDING

   1. 25. Application of this Part

   2. 26. Making of an application for direction

   3. 27. Process of consultation

   4. 28. Determination

   5. 29. Registration in Building Standards Register

7. PART VI VERIFIERS

   1. 30. Appointment of verifiers

8. PART VII PROCEDURE RELATING TO CERTIFICATION OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

   1. 31. Appointment of certifiers

   2. 32. Issue by certifiers of certificates of design and construction

   3. 33. Issue of certificate by certifier of design

   4. 34. Further certificates

   5. 35. Schemes under section 7(2) of the Act

   6. 36. Determination of Application for Approval of a Scheme

   7. 37. Maintenance of records by certifiers

   8. 38. Removal of verifiers and certifiers

   9. 39. Verifiers having an interest in a building

   10. 40. Evaluation of performance of verifiers and certifiers

9. PART VIII PROCEDURE IN RELATION TO COMPLETION CERTIFICATES

   1. 41. Submission of Completion Certificates

   2. 42. Completion certificates – multiple buildings

   3. 43. Acceptance and rejection of completion certificates

   4. 44. Consideration of completion certificate

   5. 45. Acceptance of completion certificates – multiple buildings

   6. 46. Documents and information to be sent

   7. 47. Rejection of completion certificate

   8. 48. Information to fire authority

   9. 49. Occupation or use without completion certificate

   10. 50. Imposition of continuing requirements by verifiers

10. PART IX NOTICES BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES

    1. 51. Notices served by local authorities

    2. 52. Evacuation of Buildings

11. PART X GENERAL PROCEDURE OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND VERIFIERS

    1. 53. Application of this Part

    2. 54. Procedure at hearing

    3. 55. Assessors

    4. 56. Decisions of verifiers and local authorities

    5. 57. Maintenance of records

    6. 58. Inspection of records and applications

    7. 59. Notices regarding work

    8. 60. Deemed determination

    9. 61. Requirement of tests by local authorities

12. Signature

13. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       GENERAL INFORMATION TO BE CONTAINED IN APPLICATION UNDER REGULATION 4(1)(A)

       1. 1. The name and address of the applicant.

       2. 2. The name and address of any agent for the applicant....

       3. 3. The name and address of the owner of the property....

       4. 4. A brief description of the work in respect of which...

       5. 5. A postal address (which in the case of a building...

       6. 6. Current use of the building.

       7. 7. Information for fee calculation.

       8. 8. A declaration by the applicant as to–

       9. 9. Where appropriate, certification in accordance with section 11 of the...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED WITH SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS

       1. SECTION A Application for warrant to erect a building

          1. 1. (a) General arrangement drawings comprising– (i) A plan of the...

          2. 2. Where the site is not identifiable from the block plan...

       2. SECTION B Application for warrant to extend a building

          1. 3. (1) Plans, sections, elevations, drawings and block plans as set...

       3. SECTION C Application for warrant to alter or convert a building or to provide services, fittings and equipment in or in connection with a building

          1. 4. (1) Plans, sections, elevations, drawings and block plans of the...

          2. 5. If required by the verifier, a structural assessment of the...

       4. SECTION D Application for warrant to demolish a building

          1. 6. (1) Block plan to such scale (if any) as the...

       5. SECTION E Application for amendment of warrant under section 9(5) or (6) of the Act

          1. 7. Plans, sections, elevations, drawings and block plans of the building...

       6. SECTION F Directions

          1. 8. Plans, specifications, test results and any other information in each...

       7. SECTION G Supplementary information

          1. 9. (1) Any requirement in this Schedule to show a dimension...

          2. 10. Nothing in any of the Sections B to E of...

          3. 11. Plans submitted along with an application to which these regulations...

14. Explanatory Note