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Building (Scotland) Act 2003

2003 asp 8 · Enacted 26 March 2003 · Extends to Scotland

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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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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

  1. Part 1: Building regulations
  2. Power to make building regulations
  3. 1Building regulations
  4. 2Continuing requirements
  5. Relaxation of building regulations
  6. 3Relaxation of building regulations
  7. Guidance documents
  8. 4Guidance documents for purposes of building regulations
  9. 5Compliance with guidance documents
  10. Building standards assessments Not yet in force
  11. 6Building standards assessments Not yet in force
  12. Part 2: Approval of construction work etc.
  13. Verifiers and certifiers
  14. 7Verifiers and certifiers
  15. Building warrants
  16. 8Building warrants
  17. 9Building warrants: grant and amendment
  18. 10Building warrants: extension, alteration and conversion
  19. 11Building warrants: certification of design
  20. 12Building warrants: reference to Ministers
  21. 13Building warrants: further provisions
  22. 14Building warrants: limited life buildings
  23. 15Building warrants: late applications
  24. 16Applications and grants: offences
  25. Completion certificates
  26. 17Completion certificates
  27. 18Completion certificates: acceptance and rejection
  28. 19Completion certificates: certification of construction
  29. 20Completion certificates: offences
  30. 21Occupation or use without completion certificates
  31. Imposition of continuing requirements by verifiers
  32. 22Imposition of continuing requirements by verifiers
  33. 23Discharge and variation of continuing requirements imposed by verifiers
  34. Building standards registers
  35. 24Building standards registers
  36. Part 3: Compliance and enforcement
  37. 25Building regulations compliance
  38. 26Continuing requirement enforcement notices
  39. 27Building warrant enforcement notices
  40. Part 4: Defective and dangerous buildings
  41. 28Defective buildings
  42. 29Dangerous buildings
  43. 30Dangerous building notices
  44. Part 5: General
  45. Building Standards Advisory Committee
  46. 31Building Standards Advisory Committee Repealed
  47. Functions of Ministers, local authorities, verifiers and certifiers
  48. 32Exercise of local authority functions
  49. 33Procedure regulations
  50. 34Reports and information
  51. Scheduled monuments, listed buildings etc.
  52. 35Scheduled monuments, listed buildings etc.
  53. Documents
  54. 36Forms
  55. 37Service of notices etc.
  56. Fees and charges
  57. 38Fees and charges
  58. Entry, inspection and tests
  59. 39Powers of entry, inspection and testing
  60. 40Work required by notice: right of entry
  61. 41Tests of materials
  62. Evacuation of buildings
  63. 42Evacuation of buildings
  64. 43Unlawful occupation of evacuated buildings
  65. Execution of work
  66. 44Expenses
  67. 45Compulsory purchase where owner cannot be found
  68. 46Sale of materials from demolished buildings
  69. Charging orders
  70. 46ACharging orders
  71. 46BQualifying expenses
  72. 46CRepayable amount
  73. 46DCharging order provision and early repayment
  74. 46ERegistration
  75. 46FLiability of new owner
  76. 46GContinuing liability of former owner
  77. 46H“Register” and “appropriate land register”
  78. Appeals
  79. 47Appeals
  80. Offences and liability
  81. 48Penalties for offences
  82. 49Offences by bodies corporate etc.
  83. 50Criminal liability of trustees etc.
  84. 51Civil liability
  85. Inquiries
  86. 52Inquiries
  87. Crown application
  88. 53Crown application
  89. Orders and regulations
  90. 54Orders and regulations
  91. Interpretation
  92. 55Meaning of “building”
  93. 56Interpretation
  94. Part 6: Supplementary
  95. 57Ancillary provision
  96. 58Modification of enactments
  97. 59Commencement and short title
  98. Schedule 1: Building regulations
  99. 1Paragraph 1
  100. 2Paragraph 2
  101. 3Paragraph 3
  102. 4Paragraph 4
  103. 5Paragraph 5
  104. Schedule 2: Verifiers and certifiers
  105. 1Paragraph 1
  106. 2Paragraph 2
  107. 3Paragraph 3
  108. 4Paragraph 4
  109. 5Paragraph 5
  110. 6Paragraph 6
  111. 7Paragraph 7
  112. 8Paragraph 8
  113. 9Paragraph 9
  114. 10Paragraph 10
  115. 11Paragraph 11
  116. 12Paragraph 12
  117. Schedule 3: Procedure regulations: particular matters
  118. 1Paragraph 1
  119. 2Paragraph 2
  120. 3Paragraph 3
  121. 4Paragraph 4
  122. 5Paragraph 5
  123. 6Paragraph 6
  124. 7Paragraph 7
  125. 8Paragraph 8
  126. Schedule 4: Powers of entry, inspection and testing: further provision
  127. 1Paragraph 1
  128. 2Paragraph 2
  129. 3Paragraph 3
  130. 4Paragraph 4
  131. 5Paragraph 5
  132. 6Paragraph 6
  133. Schedule 5: Evacuation of buildings
  134. 1Paragraph 1
  135. 2Paragraph 2
  136. 3Paragraph 3
  137. 4Paragraph 4
  138. 5Paragraph 5
  139. 6Paragraph 6
  140. 7Paragraph 7
  141. 8Paragraph 8
  142. 9Paragraph 9
  143. 10Paragraph 10
  144. 11Paragraph 11
  145. 12Paragraph 12
  146. Schedule 6: Modification of enactments
  147. 1Paragraph 1
  148. 2Paragraph 2
  149. 3Paragraph 3
  150. 4Paragraph 4
  151. 5Paragraph 5
  152. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  153. 7Paragraph 7
  154. 8Paragraph 8
  155. 9Paragraph 9
  156. 10Paragraph 10
  157. 11Paragraph 11
  158. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  159. 13Paragraph 13
  160. 14Paragraph 14
  161. 15Paragraph 15
  162. 16Paragraph 16
  163. 17Paragraph 17
  164. 18Paragraph 18
  165. 19Paragraph 19
  166. 20Paragraph 20
  167. 21Paragraph 21
  168. 22Paragraph 22
  169. 23Paragraph 23
  170. 24Paragraph 24
  171. 25Paragraph 25