# The Building (Scotland) Act 2003 (Exemptions for Defence and National Security) Order 2009, Article 3: Exemptions 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 1952; or
(v) any international headquarters or defence organisation designated for the purposes of the International Headquarters and Defence Organisations Act 1964.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/822/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-scotland-act-2003-exemptions-for-defence-and-national-security-order-2009/article-3
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