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The Building (Scotland) Act 2003 (Exemptions for Defence and National Security) Order 2009

S.I. 2009/822 · Made 31 March 2009

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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

DEVOLUTION, SCOTLAND

BUILDING AND BUILDINGS

Made 31st March 2009

Laid before Parliament 2nd April 2009

Coming into force 1st May 2009

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 104, 112(1) and 113(2) of the Scotland Act 1998f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1998 c. 46.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Exemptions for defence and national security
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 (Exemptions for Defence and National Security) Order 2009 and comes into force on 1st May 2009.

(2)

This Order extends to Scotland only.

2Interpretation

In this Order–

(a)

“the 2003 Act” means the Building (Scotland) Act 2003f1;

(b)

“building” has the same meaning as in section 55 of the 2003 Act.

3Exemptions for defence and national security

The provisions of the 2003 Act and any subordinate legislation made under it shall not apply to–

(a)

a building, or work to or in a building, used or to be used for the purposes of national security;

(b)

work to or in a building, carried out for the purposes of national security; or

(c)

a building, or work to or in a building, occupied for the purposes of–

(i)

the Secretary of State for Defence;

(ii)

the Defence Council;

(iii)

any of the armed forces of the Crown;

(iv)

any visiting force as defined in the Visiting Forces Act 1952f1; or

(v)

any international headquarters or defence organisation designated for the purposes of the International Headquarters and Defence Organisations Act 1964f2.

Signature

ANN McKECHIN

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Scotland Office Ministry of Justice

Dover House,

London

31st March 2009

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order exempts–

(i)

buildings, or work to or in buildings, used or to be used for the purposes of national security;

(ii)

work to or in buildings carried out for the purposes of national security;

(iii)

buildings, or work to or in buildings, occupied for various purposes connected with defence,

from the provisions of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 and any subordinate legislation made under it.