3. In relation to the granting of a warrant for the construction or change of use of a building where application therefor was made before the date of coming into force of these Regulations, and in relation to any subsequent extension of the period of validity of such a warrant or amendment of its terms, these Regulations shall not be treated as having amended the building standards regulations for the purpose of construing the words “building standards regulations” in sections 4B(1) and (2), 6(2), (3), (3A), (7) and (8), 6AA, 6A, 9(2A) and 10 of the Building (Scotland) Act 1959(1).
Section 4B was substituted by the Housing (Scotland) Act 1986, section 19(3); section 6(2) and (3) were amended by the Building (Scotland) Act 1970, Schedule 1, Part I, paragraphs 1(a) and 1(b) respectively; section 6(3A) was inserted by the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, Schedule 7, paragraph 4(a); section 6(8)(a) was repealed by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), Schedule 29; section 6(8)(b) and (c) were substituted by the Building (Scotland) Act 1970, section 3; section 6AA was inserted by the Housing (Scotland) Act 1986, section 19(4); section 6A was inserted by the Building (Scotland) Act 1970, section 4; section 9(2A) was inserted by the Housing (Scotland) Act 1986, section 19(5); section 10(1), (2) and (4) were amended by the Building (Scotland) Act 1970, Schedule 1, Part I, paragraph 3 and Schedule 2; section 10(2) was amended by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, Schedule 29; section 10(1A) and (1B) were inserted by the Building (Scotland) Act 1970, Schedule 1, Part I, paragraph 3(b); references to “local authority” were substituted for references to “buildings authority” by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, Schedule 15, paragraph 1.