PART 5Building assessment reports
63Building assessment reports
1
A relevant person must prepare reports in relation to each non-domestic building in which the person has an interest.
2
A report prepared under subsection (1) (a “building assessment report”) must set out, in relation to each non-domestic building covered by the report, an assessment of—
a
the potential for the non-domestic building to be supplied with thermal energy by means of a heat network,
b
the period for which any system providing thermal energy to the non-domestic building is expected to continue to operate effectively and efficiently.
3
A building assessment report must—
a
be prepared in the manner as may be specified, and
b
at such intervals as may be specified.
4
For the purposes of this section—
a
a relevant person has an interest in a non-domestic building if—
i
the relevant person has a right of ownership in the non-domestic building,
ii
the relevant person has such other interest in the non-domestic building as may be specified,
b
where more than one relevant person has a right of ownership, or other interest as may be specified by regulations under paragraph (a)(ii), in a non-domestic building, a building assessment report must be prepared by one of those persons.
5
In this section, “specified” means specified in regulations made by the Scottish Ministers.
64Exemptions from duty to prepare building assessment reports
1
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations provide that the requirement imposed by section 63(1) does not apply to—
a
specified relevant persons,
b
relevant persons of a specified description.
2
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations provide that the requirement under section 63(1) does not apply in relation to—
a
specified non-domestic buildings,
b
non-domestic buildings of a specified description.
3
In this section, “specified” means specified in the regulations.
65Notification of building assessment reports
As soon as reasonably practicable after preparing a building assessment report, a relevant person must—
a
send the report to each local authority in whose area a non-domestic building to which the report relates is situated, and
b
send a copy of the report to the Scottish Ministers.
66Guidance about building assessment reports
1
The Scottish Ministers may issue guidance about the preparation of building assessment reports.
2
In preparing a building assessment report, a relevant person must have regard to any guidance issued under subsection (1).
3
The Scottish Ministers must publish guidance issued under subsection (1) in such manner as they consider appropriate.
67Interpretation of Part 5
In this Part—
“building assessment report” has the meaning given in section 63(2),
“non-domestic building” means a building other than a dwelling,
“relevant person” means—
- a
a Scottish public authority within the meaning of section 3(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002,
- b
such other person, or person of such description, as the Scottish Ministers may specify by regulations.
- a