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Enforced by: Local Authority
Status: Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling: Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Trader46 Any Person10 Contractor1 Designer1 Operator1

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What it requires

Regulations 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.

s.009 Building standards – construction Regulated

Ensure construction work meets Scottish building standardsContractor

s.010 Building Standards – demolition Regulated

Safely manage building demolition and secure the siteTrader

s.011 Building standards –service, fitting or equipment Regulated

Ensure building services and fittings meet safety and efficiency standardsAny Person

s.012 Building standards – conversion Regulated

Ensure building conversions meet Scottish building standardsAny Person

s.013 Provision of protective works Regulated

Install and maintain protective works around building sitesAny Person

s.014 Clearing of footpaths Regulated

Keep footpaths clear of building debrisAny Person

s.015 Securing of unoccupied and partly completed buildings Regulated

Secure unoccupied or partly completed buildings against entryAny Person

10 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Citation and commencement

s.002 Interpretation

s.003 Exempted buildings and services, fittings and equipment

s.004 Changes in the occupation or use of a building which cause the regulations to apply

s.005 Descriptions of building and work, including the provision of services, fittings and equipment, not requiring a warrant

s.006 Limited life buildings

s.007 Measurements

s.008 Fitness and durability of materials and workmanship

s.016 Relaxations

s.017 Continuing requirements

Schedules

52 of 153 shown

s.sch005 Structure Regulated

Design and build a structure that can withstand foreseeable loadsTrader

s.sch005 Disproportionate collapse Regulated

Design and construct buildings to resist disproportionate collapseTrader

s.sch005 Escape lighting Regulated

Design and construct buildings with escape lightingTrader

s.sch005 Fire and rescue service access Regulated

Ensure buildings provide reasonable fire and rescue service accessTrader

s.sch005 Fire and rescue service facilities Regulated

Provide fire-fighting and rescue facilities in every buildingTrader

s.sch005 Automatic fire suppression systems Regulated

Install automatic fire suppression system in certain building typesTrader

s.sch005 Separation Regulated

Design and construct fire separation between different building areasTrader

s.sch005 Cavities Regulated

Design and construct buildings to inhibit fire/smoke spread in cavitiesTrader

s.sch005 Internal linings Regulated

Limit fire and smoke spread from internal wall and ceiling liningsTrader

s.sch005 Spread to neighbouring buildings Regulated

Design and build to stop fire spreading to neighbouring buildingsOperator

s.sch005 Spread on external walls Regulated

Design and build external walls to inhibit fire spreadTrader

s.sch005 Spread from neighbouring buildings Regulated

Design and construct buildings to resist fire spread from neighboursTrader

s.sch005 Escape Regulated

Design and construct buildings with safe fire escape routesTrader

s.sch005 Site preparation – harmful and dangerous substances Regulated

Design and construct buildings to avoid harm from harmful or dangerous substancesTrader

s.sch005 Facilities in a dwelling Regulated

Design and construct dwellings with adequate room sizes and drying spaceTrader

s.sch005 Sanitary facilities Regulated

Provide sanitary facilities for all building occupants and visitorsTrader

s.sch005 Heating Regulated

Design and construct dwellings so they can be heated and retain heat safelyAny Person

s.sch005 Ventilation Regulated

Provide adequate ventilation in buildings you design or constructTrader

s.sch005 Condensation Regulated

Design and construct buildings to prevent condensation damageTrader

s.sch005 Natural lighting Regulated

Ensure dwellings have adequate natural lightingAny Person

s.sch005 Combustion appliances – safe operation Regulated

Ensure fixed combustion appliances operate safelyTrader

s.sch005 Combustion appliances – protection from products of combustion Regulated

Design and construct flues to withstand heat without failureTrader

s.sch005 Combustion appliances – relationship to combustible materials Regulated

Design and construct buildings to prevent heat damage from combustion appliancesTrader

s.sch005 Site preparation – protection from radon gas Regulated

Design and construct buildings to protect people from radon gasTrader

s.sch005 Combustion appliances – removal of products of combustion Regulated

Design and build buildings with safe combustion-safe ventsTrader

s.sch005 Combustion appliances – air for combustion Regulated

Ensure adequate combustion air supply for fixed appliancesTrader

s.sch005 Combustion appliances – air for cooling Regulated

Ensure buildings provide adequate cooling air for combustion appliancesTrader

s.sch005 Fuel storage – containment Regulated

Design and construct buildings to contain oil storage spillages safelyTrader

s.sch005 Solid waste storage Regulated

Provide safe and accessible solid waste storage for flats and maisonettesTrader

s.sch005 Dungsteads and farm effluent tanks Regulated

Design and construct buildings so dungsteads and farm effluent tanks do not threaten health and safetyTrader

s.sch005 Water efficiency Regulated

Install water-saving sanitary fittings in dwellingsTrader

s.sch005 Overheating risk Regulated

Design and construct residential buildings to reduce overheating riskTrader

s.sch005 Flooding and ground water Regulated

Design and construct buildings to resist flooding and groundwaterTrader

s.sch005 Moisture from the ground Regulated

Design and construct buildings to prevent moisture penetrating from the groundTrader

s.sch005 Existing drains Regulated

Do not build over an active drain unless rerouting is not reasonably practicableTrader

s.sch005 Surface water drainage Regulated

Design and construct buildings with effective surface water drainageTrader

s.sch005 Private wastewater treatment systems – treatment plants Regulated

Design and construct private wastewater treatment systems for safe storage and treatmentTrader

s.sch005 Private wastewater treatment systems – infiltration systems Regulated

Ensure private wastewater infiltration systems are safe for building occupantsAny Person

s.sch005 Access to buildings Regulated

Provide safe, convenient and unassisted access to buildingsTrader

s.sch005 Liquefied petroleum gas storage Regulated

Design and construct LPG storage installations to be fire-safe and prevent gas pocketsTrader

s.sch005 Vehicle protective barriers Regulated

Guard level changes with vehicle protective barriersTrader

s.sch005 Security Regulated

Secure doors and windows in domestic buildingsDesigner

s.sch005 Access within buildings Regulated

Ensure buildings are designed and constructed with safe, accessible accessTrader

s.sch005 Stairs and ramps Regulated

Design and construct buildings so every level is safely reachable by stairs or rampsTrader

s.sch005 Electrical fixtures Regulated

Provide electric lighting points and socket outlets in domestic buildingsTrader

s.sch005 Danger from heat Regulated

Design and construct buildings to protect people from steam/hot water burnsTrader

s.sch005 Noise reduction between rooms Regulated

Limit noise transmission between rooms in residential buildingsTrader

s.sch005 Building insulation envelope Regulated

Design and construct buildings with an insulation envelope to reduce heat lossTrader

s.sch005 Artificial and display lighting Regulated

Design and install energy-efficient artificial and display lightingTrader

s.sch005 Energy Performance Certificates Regulated

Affix and display an Energy Performance Certificate on your buildingTrader

s.sch006 Every conversion, to which these regulations apply, shall meet the... Regulated

Ensure conversions meet Schedule 5 building standards and stay no worse than beforeAny Person

s.sch006 Every conversion, to which these regulations apply, must meet the... Regulated

Meet heating and hot water system standards when converting buildingsAny Person

101 other schedules

s.003 DESCRIPTIONS OF BUILDING AND WORK, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, FITTINGS AND EQUIPMENT, NOT REQUIRING A WARRANT

s.006 BUILDING STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO CONVERSIONS

s.sch001 EXEMPTED BUILDINGS AND SERVICES, FITTINGS AND EQUIPMENT

s.sch001 Buildings etc. controlled by other legislation

s.sch001 Buildings of a specialised nature

s.sch001 A single–storey detached road or rail passenger shelter or a...

s.sch001 A caravan or mobile home within the meaning of the...

s.sch001 Small buildings

s.sch001 Construction and development buildings

s.sch001 A building used in connection with the letting or sale...

s.sch001 Temporary buildings

s.sch001 Buildings ancillary to houses

s.sch001 A single storey building attached to an existing house, which...

s.sch001 A single storey building which is detached, or is attached...

s.sch001 A building erected on a site which is subject to...

s.sch001 Buildings ancillary to flats or maisonettes

s.sch001 Paved areas

s.sch001 A building included in the schedule of monuments maintained under...

s.sch001 Protective Works

s.sch001 Buildings or work not frequented by people

s.sch001 Detached fixed plant or machinery or a detached building housing...

s.sch001 Agricultural and related buildings

s.sch001 A single-storey detached building used for any other form of...

s.sch001 Works of civil engineering construction

s.sch002 CONVERSIONS TO WHICH THE REGULATIONS APPLY

s.sch002 Changes in the occupation or use of a building to...

s.sch002 Changes in the occupation or use of a building ancillary...

s.sch002 Changes in the occupation or use of a building which...

s.sch002 Changes in the occupation or use of a domestic building...

s.sch002 Changes in the occupation or use of a residential building...

s.sch002 Changes in the occupation or use of an exempt building...

s.sch002 Changes in the occupation or use of a building to...

s.sch003 Any work to or in a house. Except –Any work...

s.sch003 Any work associated with refillable liquefied petroleum gas storage cylinders...

s.sch003 Any work associated with the provision of a single sanitary...

s.sch003 Any work associated with the relocation within the same room...

s.sch003 Any work associated with the provision of an extractor fan....

s.sch003 Any work associated with a stairlift within a dwelling.

s.sch003 Any work associated with the provision of a notice or...

s.sch003 Any work associated with affixing an energy performance certificate to...

s.sch003 Any work associated with affixing a statement of sustainability to...

s.sch003 Any work associated with an outdoor sign that is subject...

s.sch003 Any work associated with thermal insulating material to or within...

s.sch003 A wall not exceeding 1.2 metres in height, or a...

s.sch003 Any work associated with open raised external decking. Except –Any...

s.sch003 Any work to or in a non-residential building to which...

s.sch003 A door, window, or rooflight when the work includes replacing...

s.sch003 A paved area or hardstanding exceeding 50 square metres in...

s.sch003 An electrical installation, including a circuit for telecommunication, alarm purposes...

s.sch003 The construction of a ramp not exceeding 5 metres in...

s.sch003 A detached single-storey building used for shelter or sleeping in...

s.sch003 Any work associated with the replacement of a fitting or...

s.sch003 Any work associated with the replacement in whole or in...

s.sch003 Replacement of part of an external wall cladding system when...

s.sch003 Any work to a door, window or rooflight, including glazing...

s.sch003 Any works to or in a building ... that is...

s.sch003 A building or any work to or in a building...

s.sch003 A detached single-storey building, having an area exceeding 8 square...

s.sch003 Any work associated with a fixed combustion appliance installation or...

s.sch003 Any work associated with a balanced flue serving a room-sealed...

s.sch003 Any work associated with pipework, radiators, convector heaters and thermostatic...

s.sch003 Any work associated with installing a flue liner.

s.sch004 MEASUREMENTS

s.sch004 Area

s.sch004 A room excludes any built-in fixture extending from the floor...

s.sch004 In the case of a dwelling, a room excludes any...

s.sch004 Height and depth

s.sch004 In the measurement of height or depth from ground which...

s.sch004 General

s.sch005 BUILDING STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

s.sch005 Compartmentation

s.sch005 Communication

s.sch005 Fire and rescue service water supply

s.sch005 Structural protection

s.sch005 Precipitation

s.sch005 Fuel storage – protection from fire

s.sch005 Wastewater drainage

s.sch005 Fixed seating

s.sch005 Gigabit-ready physical infrastructure for electronic communications networks

s.sch005 Pedestrian protective barriers

s.sch005 Electrical safety

s.sch005 Aids to communication

s.sch005 Danger from accidents

s.sch005 Noise separation

s.sch005 Energy demand ...

s.sch005 Metering

s.sch005 Heating and hot water – direct emission heating system

s.sch005 Heating system

s.sch005 Insulation of pipes, ducts and vessels

s.sch005 Mechanical ventilation and air conditioning

s.sch005 Commissioning building services

s.sch005 Written information

s.sch005 Statement of sustainability

s.sch005 Electric vehicle charging

s.sch006 Every conversion, to which these regulations apply, shall meet the...

s.sch006 Every conversion, to which these regulations apply, which—

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Business essentials for Scotland

Learning path covering the key Scottish-specific compliance requirements for any business, including business rates, planning, fair work, and regulatory differences from England.

Apply for a building warrant in Scotland

How to apply for a building warrant for construction work in Scotland under the Building (Scotland) Act 2003, including fees, the completion …

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