The Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Process of consultation

27.—(1) The Scottish Ministers–

(a) shall send to the applicant (if any) or a duly authorised agent, the Buildings Standards Advisory Committee and every verifier a copy of their draft direction; and

(b) may if they think fit send to any other person or body appearing to them to be interested a copy of the application and of their draft direction;

inviting comment on the draft direction to be sent in writing to the Scottish Ministers before the expiry of the period of 21 days beginning with the date of issue of the draft direction, and they shall take into account any comments received before making their decision final.

(2) Following the receipt of comments from persons to whom a copy of the draft direction has been sent in accordance with paragraph (1) the Scottish Ministers may if they think fit produce a further draft direction in accordance with that paragraph.