# The Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004, Regulation 17: Continuing requirements


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the owners of buildings shall ensure that–
(a) accessible parts of every air-conditioning system within a building are inspected at regular intervals not exceeding five years; and
(b) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/406/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-scotland-regulations-2004/regulation-17
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