The Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 No. 406

[F1 SCHEDULE 5 S BUILDING STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

Textual Amendments

F1 Schs. 1-6 substituted (1.5.2007) by The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/534), regs. 1, 2(c), sch. (with regs. 3, 4)

SECTION 5: S NOISE

[F2 Noise reduction between rooms S

5.2   Every building must be designed and constructed in such a way to limit the transmission of source noise from normal domestic type activities, through a wall or floor, between a room and internal space where noise is likely to occur, to a level that will not cause inconvenience to the building occupants.

Limitation

This standard only applies to a wall or floor forming an apartment in a dwelling and a room in a residential building which is capable of being used for sleeping; other than—

(a) a wall between an en-suite bathroom and the apartment or room it serves;

(b) a hospital; or

(c) a place of lawful detention.]]

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 5 paras. 5.1, 5.2 substituted for sch. 5 para. 5.1 (1.10.2010) by The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/32), regs. 1, 2(3)(i) (with reg. 3)