Regulation 17 Continuing requirementsF1

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), the owners of buildings shall ensure that–

(F2a)

accessible parts of every air-conditioning system within a building are inspected at regular intervals not exceeding five years; and

(F3b)

following each inspection of that system the owner of the building or, where the owner is not the occupier, the occupier is given a report containing the result of the inspection and including recommendations for the cost-effective improvement of the energy performance of that system.

(2)

This regulation shall not apply to–

(a)

air conditioning systems with a total effective output rating of less than 12 kW; or

(b)

air conditioning systems solely for processes within a building.

(3)

In terms of section 2 of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 the provisions of paragraph (1) are a designated provision in respect of which there is a continuing requirement imposed on the owners of buildings.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 17 inserted (1.5.2007) by The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/534), regs. 1, 2(b) (with regs. 3, 4)
F2: Reg. 17(1)(a) substituted (13.3.2016) by The Building (Energy Performance of Buildings) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/71), regs. 1(3), 2(2)
F3: Reg. 17(1)(b) substituted (9.1.2013) by The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/209), regs. 1, 2(2)