EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the date on which the requirement for the installation of fire and carbon monoxide detection and warning equipment is added to the tolerable standard for housing, changing it from 1 February 2021 to 1 February 2022.
The tolerable standard is provided for in the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 and is amended by the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (Tolerable Standard) (Extension of Criteria) Order 2019, which introduces new requirements for fire and carbon monoxide detection and warning equipment.
No Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared in relation to this Order as no significant impact upon business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen.