{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-scotland-amendment-regulations-2011/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2011/120",
  "legislation_title": "The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-scotland-amendment-regulations-2011",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004",
  "text": "(1) The Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 are amended in accordance with this regulation.\n(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “site” insert—\n““statement of sustainability” means a statement issued for the purpose of compliance with regulation 9 and section 7.1(c) of Schedule 5;”.\n(3) In Schedule 3 (descriptions of building and work, including the provision of services, fittings and equipment, not requiring a warrant), after paragraph 15A insert—\n“15B. Any work associated with affixing a statement of sustainability to a building.”.\n(4) In Schedule 5 (building standards applicable to design and construction), after section 6 insert—\n“SECTION 7: SUSTAINABILITY\nStatement of sustainability\n7.1 Every building must be designed and constructed in such a way that—\n(a) with regard to a dwelling, a level of sustainability specified by the Scottish Ministers in respect of carbon dioxide emissions, resource use, building flexibility, adaptability and occupant well-being is achieved;\n(b) with regard to a non-domestic building, a level of sustainability specified by the Scottish Ministers in respect of carbon dioxide emissions is achieved; and\n(c) a statement of the level of sustainability achieved is affixed to the dwelling or non-domestic building.\nLimitation\nThis standard does not apply to—\n(a) alterations and extensions to buildings, other than alterations and extensions to stand-alone buildings having an area less than 50 square metres that would increase the area to 50 square metres or more, or alterations to buildings involving the fit-out of the building shell which is the subject of a continuing requirement;\n(b) conversions of buildings;\n(c) buildings that are ancillary to a dwelling that are stand-alone having an area less than 50 square metres;\n(d) buildings which will not be heated or cooled other than by heating provided solely for the purpose of frost protection;\n(e) buildings intended to have a life not exceeding the period specified in regulation 6; or\n(f) conservatories.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.S.I. 2004/406, as amended by S.S.I. 2006/534, S.S.I. 2008/310, S.S.I. 2009/119 and S.S.I. 2010/32."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/120/regulation/2",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}