2022 No. 209

Building And Buildings

The Building (Scotland) Amendment (Amendment) Regulations 2022

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 and 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 Act 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 (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 30 September 2022.

Amendment of the Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 20222

1

The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 20222 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).

2

In regulation 1(3) (citation and commencement) for “1 October” substitute “1 December”.

3

In the heading to Part 3 (amendment of the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 on 1 October 2022) for “1 October” substitute “1 December”.

4

In the heading to regulation 7 (amendment of the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 – 1 October 2022) for “1 October” substitute “1 December”.

5

In regulation 11 (transitional provision)—

a

in paragraph (a) for “1 October” substitute “1 December”,

b

in paragraph (b)(i) for “1 October” substitute “1 December”,

c

in paragraph (b)(ii) for “31 January” substitute “31 March”.

PATRICK HARVIEAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 (the “2022 Regulations”) and come into force on 30 September 2022.

Regulation 2(2) of these Regulations amends regulation 1(3) of the 2022 Regulations to change the date on which Part 3 of the 2022 Regulations comes into force from 1 October 2022 to 1 December 2022.

Regulation 2(3) amends the heading of Part 3 and regulation 2(4) amends the heading of regulation 7 of the 2022 Regulations to reflect the change in date on which Part 3 comes into force.

Regulation 2(5) amends the transitional provision for the regulations in Part 3 of the 2022 Regulations so that the regulations in that Part will not apply to work which does not require a building warrant which is completed before 1 December 2022 or not completed before that date where the contract for the work is entered into before 1 December 2022 and the work is completed on or before 31 March 2023.