2019 No. 210
Building And Buildings

The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1, 54(2) and schedule 1 of the Building (Scotland) Act 20031, and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 1(2) of that Act2 they have consulted with such persons as appear to them to be representative of the interests concerned.

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 and come into force on 1 October 2019.

Amendment of the Building (Scotland) Regulations 20042.

(1)

The Building (Scotland) Regulations 20043 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2)

In schedule 5 (building standards applicable to design and construction), in paragraph 2.4 (cavities)—

(a)

omit “unseen”, and

(b)

for “concealed spaces” substitute “cavities”.

KEVIN STEWART
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (“the 2004 Regulations”), which set out functional standards for buildings.

Regulation 2(2) amends schedule 5 of the 2004 Regulations to provide that in terms of standard 2.4, buildings are to be designed and constructed in such a way that in the event of an outbreak of fire within the building the spread of fire and smoke within cavities in the structure and fabric of the building is inhibited.