UK Act of Parliament 2024 c. 7 Scotland

Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Act 2024

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Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 4 of 12 obligations carry a fine up to £1,000. 2 carry different penalties and 6 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person4 Director or Officer1 Occupier1

Plus 6 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Director or Officer — also bound by 482 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 126 duties
Occupier — also bound by 246 other Acts
Highways Act 1980 23 duties

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

The Cladding Assurance Register

2 of 2 sections shown
s.001 The register (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must maintain the cladding assurance registerCrown / Minister / Government department
s.002 Offence of providing false or misleading information for the register (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Give false information for cladding assurance registerAny Person

Fine up to £1,000

Part 2

Powers to assess and address danger

4 of 17 sections shown
s.006 Offence of failing to comply with requirement under section 5 (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Fail to provide requested cladding remediation informationAny Person

Fine up to £1,000

s.010 Offence of occupying evacuated premises (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Occupy evacuated premises while forbiddenAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.015 Offence of obstructing assessment or work (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Obstruct cladding assessment or workAny Person

Fine up to £1,000

s.016 Offence of failing to assist with assessment or work (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Fail to provide assistance or information for cladding assessmentOccupier

Fine up to £1,000

13 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.003 Power to arrange single-building assessment (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Power to arrange additional work assessment (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Power to require information for assessments and the register (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Power to arrange remediation work (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Power to arrange urgent remediation work (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Power to evacuate (opens in a new tab)
s.011 Personal emergency evacuation plans (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Appeal against arranged remediation work (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Authority for carrying out assessment or work (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Warrant authorising use of force to effect entry (opens in a new tab)
s.017 Power to require information to give notice (opens in a new tab)
s.018 Giving notice where recipient’s address is unknown (opens in a new tab)
s.019 Deemed receipt of notice (opens in a new tab)
Part 3

Offences under Parts 1 and 2

1 of 2 sections shown
s.020 Individual culpability where organisation commits an offence (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Consent to, connive in or neglect an organisation's cladding offenceDirector or Officer
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.021 Crown application: criminal offences (opens in a new tab)
Part 4

Engagement with owners and occupiers

3 of 3 sections shown
s.022 Pre-assessment engagement (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must notify owners/occupiers before cladding assessment entryCrown / Minister / Government department
s.023 Post-assessment engagement: reports (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must inform owners and occupiers of cladding assessment conclusionsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.024 Post-assessment engagement: remediation work (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must inform owners/occupiers about cladding remediationCrown / Minister / Government department
Part 5

Responsible developers scheme

1 of 5 sections shown
s.028 Loss of membership (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must allow voluntary scheme exit and appeal rightsCrown / Minister / Government department
4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.025 Power to establish scheme (opens in a new tab)
s.026 Eligibility for membership (opens in a new tab)
s.027 Conditions of membership (opens in a new tab)
s.029 Consequences of not being a member (opens in a new tab)
Part 6

Progress reports

1 of 2 sections shown
s.030 Reports on progress with single-building assessments and remediation work (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scottish Ministers must publish progress reports on cladding assessments and remediationCrown / Minister / Government department
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.031 Content of reports under section 30 (opens in a new tab)
Part 7

Interpretation and final provisions

0 of 9 sections shown
9 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.032 Meaning of single-building assessment (opens in a new tab)
s.033 Power to modify meaning of single-building assessment (opens in a new tab)
s.034 Meaning of additional work assessment (opens in a new tab)
s.035 Meaning of “ (opens in a new tab)
s.036 Interpretation of other words and expressions (opens in a new tab)
s.037 Ancillary provision (opens in a new tab)
s.038 Regulation-making powers (opens in a new tab)
s.039 Commencement (opens in a new tab)
s.040 Short title (opens in a new tab)

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