The Relevant Adjustments to Common Parts (Disabled Persons) (Scotland) Regulations 2020

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“application” means an application for consent to make relevant adjustments(1) under regulation 5(1),

“majority” means a majority of one,

“premises” means any building which is, or which is capable of being, occupied (separately or otherwise) as a private dwelling, but that does not prevent the use of part of the premises as a shop or office or for business, trade or professional purposes and a reference to “premises” is to be taken as a reference to the whole or part of the premises, and

“reinstatement” means to restore the common parts(2) to the condition they were in before the relevant adjustments were carried out where such reinstatement is in accordance with regulations made under section 1 of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003(3).

(2) A reference to an owner of the common parts affected by the proposed works is a reference to an owner of a share of the common parts whose share of the common parts would be affected by the proposed works in an application under these Regulations.

(1)

“Relevant adjustments” are defined in section 37(5) of the Equality Act 2010.

(2)

“Common parts” are defined in section 37(5) of the Equality Act 2010.

(3)

2003 asp 8. Section 1 was amended by the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), section 6(2)(a).