Building (Scotland) Act 2003
2003 asp 8 · Enacted 26 March 2003 · Extends to Scotland
An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make further provision with respect to buildings, building standards, work in relation to buildings and related matters; and for connected purposes.
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 20th February 2003 and received Royal Assent on 26th March 2003C1
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Modifications
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Act excluded (1.5.2009) by Building (Scotland) Act 2003 (Exemptions for Defence and National Security) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/822), arts. 1(2), 3
Contents
- Part 1: Building regulations
- Power to make building regulations
- 1Building regulations
- 2Continuing requirements
- Relaxation of building regulations
- 3Relaxation of building regulations
- Guidance documents
- 4Guidance documents for purposes of building regulations
- 5Compliance with guidance documents
- Building standards assessments Not yet in force
- 6Building standards assessments Not yet in force
- Part 2: Approval of construction work etc.
- Verifiers and certifiers
- 7Verifiers and certifiers
- Building warrants
- 8Building warrants
- 9Building warrants: grant and amendment
- 10Building warrants: extension, alteration and conversion
- 11Building warrants: certification of design
- 12Building warrants: reference to Ministers
- 13Building warrants: further provisions
- 14Building warrants: limited life buildings
- 15Building warrants: late applications
- 16Applications and grants: offences
- Completion certificates
- 17Completion certificates
- 18Completion certificates: acceptance and rejection
- 19Completion certificates: certification of construction
- 20Completion certificates: offences
- 21Occupation or use without completion certificates
- Imposition of continuing requirements by verifiers
- 22Imposition of continuing requirements by verifiers
- 23Discharge and variation of continuing requirements imposed by verifiers
- Building standards registers
- 24Building standards registers
- Part 3: Compliance and enforcement
- 25Building regulations compliance
- 26Continuing requirement enforcement notices
- 27Building warrant enforcement notices
- Part 4: Defective and dangerous buildings
- 28Defective buildings
- 29Dangerous buildings
- 30Dangerous building notices
- Part 5: General
- Building Standards Advisory Committee
- 31Building Standards Advisory Committee Repealed
- Functions of Ministers, local authorities, verifiers and certifiers
- 32Exercise of local authority functions
- 33Procedure regulations
- 34Reports and information
- Scheduled monuments, listed buildings etc.
- 35Scheduled monuments, listed buildings etc.
- Documents
- 36Forms
- 37Service of notices etc.
- Fees and charges
- 38Fees and charges
- Entry, inspection and tests
- 39Powers of entry, inspection and testing
- 40Work required by notice: right of entry
- 41Tests of materials
- Evacuation of buildings
- 42Evacuation of buildings
- 43Unlawful occupation of evacuated buildings
- Execution of work
- 44Expenses
- 45Compulsory purchase where owner cannot be found
- 46Sale of materials from demolished buildings
- Charging orders
- 46ACharging orders
- 46BQualifying expenses
- 46CRepayable amount
- 46DCharging order provision and early repayment
- 46ERegistration
- 46FLiability of new owner
- 46GContinuing liability of former owner
- 46H“Register” and “appropriate land register”
- Appeals
- 47Appeals
- Offences and liability
- 48Penalties for offences
- 49Offences by bodies corporate etc.
- 50Criminal liability of trustees etc.
- 51Civil liability
- Inquiries
- 52Inquiries
- Crown application
- 53Crown application
- Orders and regulations
- 54Orders and regulations
- Interpretation
- 55Meaning of “building”
- 56Interpretation
- Part 6: Supplementary
- 57Ancillary provision
- 58Modification of enactments
- 59Commencement and short title
- Schedule 1: Building regulations
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- Schedule 2: Verifiers and certifiers
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7Paragraph 7
- 8Paragraph 8
- 9Paragraph 9
- 10Paragraph 10
- 11Paragraph 11
- 12Paragraph 12
- Schedule 3: Procedure regulations: particular matters
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7Paragraph 7
- 8Paragraph 8
- Schedule 4: Powers of entry, inspection and testing: further provision
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- Schedule 5: Evacuation of buildings
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7Paragraph 7
- 8Paragraph 8
- 9Paragraph 9
- 10Paragraph 10
- 11Paragraph 11
- 12Paragraph 12
- Schedule 6: Modification of enactments
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
- 7Paragraph 7
- 8Paragraph 8
- 9Paragraph 9
- 10Paragraph 10
- 11Paragraph 11
- 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
- 13Paragraph 13
- 14Paragraph 14
- 15Paragraph 15
- 16Paragraph 16
- 17Paragraph 17
- 18Paragraph 18
- 19Paragraph 19
- 20Paragraph 20
- 21Paragraph 21
- 22Paragraph 22
- 23Paragraph 23
- 24Paragraph 24
- 25Paragraph 25