after subsection (3) there shall be inserted the following subsection—

“(3A)

Any reference in this Act to works required for the improvement of a house does not include a reference to works specified in a notice under section 107 of the M1Housing (Scotland) Act 1966 (which empowers a local authority to require the provision of a means of escape from fire in a house in multiple occupation) or to works required in connection with works so specified.”.