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. 17. Continuing requirements

19. Signature

20. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       EXEMPTED BUILDINGS AND SERVICES, FITTINGS AND EQUIPMENT

       1. 1. Buildings etc. 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...

       19. 19. A single storey building which is detached, or is attached...

       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 an exempt building...

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

       9. 9. 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. A. On condition that types 1–23 in all respects and/or in the manner of their fitting meet any standards required by the Regulations

          1. 1. Any work to or in a house. Except –Any work...

          2. 2. Any work to or in a non-residential building to which...

          3. 2A. Any works to or in a building ... that is...

          4. 2B. A building or any work to or in a building...

          5. 2C. A building or any work to or in a building...

       2. And, without prejudice to the generality of types 1 to 2C above

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

          14. 15A. Any work associated with affixing an energy performance certificate to...

          15. 15B. Any work associated with affixing a statement of sustainability to...

          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. Except –Any...

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

          21. 21. A paved area or hardstanding exceeding 50 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...

       3. AA. On condition that this type in all respects and/or in the manner of their fitting meet the requirements of standards 1.1, 3.17, 3.18, 3.19, 3.20, 3.21, 3.22 and 4.4 of schedule 5.

          1. 23A. A detached single-storey building used for shelter or sleeping in...

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

          1. 24. Any work associated with the replacement of a fitting or...

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

          3. 25A. Replacement of part of an external wall cladding system when...

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

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       MEASUREMENTS

       1. 1. Area

       2. 2. A room excludes any built-in fixture extending from the floor...

       3. 3. In the case of a dwelling, a room excludes any...

       4. 4. Height and depth

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

       6. 6. 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. 2.2. Separation

          3. 2.3. Structural protection

          4. 2.4. Cavities

          5. 2.5. Internal linings

          6. 2.6. Spread to neighbouring buildings

          7. 2.7. Spread on external walls

          8. 2.8. Spread from neighbouring buildings

          9. 2.9. Escape

          10. 2.10. Escape lighting

          11. 2.11. Communication

          12. 2.12. Fire and rescue service access

          13. 2.13. Fire and rescue service water supply

          14. 2.14. Fire and rescue service facilities

          15. 2.15. Automatic fire suppression systems

       3. SECTION 3: ENVIRONMENT

          1. 3.1. Site preparation – harmful and dangerous substances

          2. 3.2. Site preparation – protection from radon gas

          3. 3.3. Flooding and ground water

          4. 3.4. Moisture from the ground

          5. 3.5. Existing drains

          6. 3.6. Surface water drainage

          7. 3.7. Wastewater drainage

          8. 3.8. Private wastewater treatment systems – treatment plants

          9. 3.9. Private wastewater treatment systems – infiltration systems

          10. 3.10. Precipitation

          11. 3.11. Facilities in a dwelling

          12. 3.12. Sanitary facilities

          13. 3.13. Heating

          14. 3.14. Ventilation

          15. 3.15. Condensation

          16. 3.16. Natural lighting

          17. 3.17. Combustion appliances – safe operation

          18. 3.18. Combustion appliances – protection from products of combustion

          19. 3.19. Combustion appliances – relationship to combustible materials

          20. 3.20. Combustion appliances – removal of products of combustion

          21. 3.21. Combustion appliances – air for combustion

          22. 3.22. Combustion appliances – air for cooling

          23. 3.23. Fuel storage – protection from fire

          24. 3.24. Fuel storage – containment

          25. 3.25. Solid waste storage

          26. 3.26. Dungsteads and farm effluent tanks

          27. 3.27. Water efficiency

          28. 3.28. Overheating risk

       4. SECTION 4: SAFETY

          1. 4.1. Access to buildings

          2. 4.2. Access within buildings

          3. 4.3. Stairs and ramps

          4. 4.4. Pedestrian protective barriers

          5. 4.5. Electrical safety

          6. 4.6. Electrical fixtures

          7. 4.7. Aids to communication

          8. 4.8. Danger from accidents

          9. 4.9. Danger from heat

          10. 4.10. Fixed seating

          11. 4.11. Liquefied petroleum gas storage

          12. 4.12. Vehicle protective barriers

          13. 4.13. Security

          14. 4.14. In-building physical infrastructure for high-speed electronic communications networks

       5. SECTION 5: NOISE

          1. 5.1. Noise separation

          2. 5.2. Noise reduction between rooms

       6. SECTION 6: ENERGY

          1. 6.1. Energy demand ...

          2. 6.2. Building insulation envelope

          3. 6.3. Heating system

          4. 6.4. Insulation of pipes, ducts and vessels

          5. 6.5. Artificial and display lighting

          6. 6.6. Mechanical ventilation and air conditioning

          7. 6.7. Commissioning building services

          8. 6.8. Written information

          9. 6.9. Energy Performance Certificates

          10. 6.10. Metering

          11. 6.11. Heating and hot water – direct emission heating system

       7. SECTION 7: SUSTAINABILITY

          1. 7.1. Statement of sustainability

          2. 7.2. Electric vehicle charging

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       BUILDING STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO CONVERSIONS

       1. 1. Every conversion, to which these regulations apply, shall meet the...

       2. 2. Every conversion, to which these regulations apply, shall meet the...

       3. 2A. Every conversion, to which these regulations apply, which—

       4. 2B. Every conversion, to which these regulations apply, must meet the...

21. Explanatory Note