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Paragraph 2.15 Automatic fire suppression systemsF1F2

Scotland

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Every building must be designed and constructed in such a way that in the event of an outbreak of fire within the building, fire growth will be inhibited by the operation of an automatic fire suppression system.

Limitation

This standard applies only to a building which–

(a)

is an enclosed shopping centre;

(b)

is a residential care building;

F3(c)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d)

forms the whole or part of a sheltered housing complex; F4...

(e)

is a school building F5, other than a building forming part of an existing school or an extension to a school building where it is not reasonably practicable to install an automatic fire suppression system in that building or extension.

(F6f)

is a building containing a flat or maisonette,

(g)

is a social housing dwelling, F7...

(h)

is a shared multi-occupancy residential building,

(F8i)

is a traditionally constructed residential building with 15 or more rooms used for sleeping accommodation.

F9Interpretation of this standard

In this standard—

  • “traditionally constructed” means constructed by traditional construction methods, using permeable components, that promote the dissipation of moisture from the building fabric.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Schs. 1-6 substituted (1.5.2007) by The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/534), regs. 1, 2(c), sch. (with regs. 3, 4)

F2

Sch. 5 para. 2.15 substituted (1.10.2010) by The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/32), regs. 1, 2(3)(e) (with reg. 3)

F3

Words in sch. 5 para. 2.15 omitted (1.3.2021) by virtue of The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/275), regs. 1, 2(3)(a)

F4

Word in sch. 5 para. 2.15 omitted (1.3.2021) by virtue of The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/275), regs. 1, 2(3)(b)

F5

Words in sch. 5 para. 2.15 inserted (1.10.2013) by The Building (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/143), regs. 1, 2(2)(a) (with reg. 5)

F6

Word in sch. 5 para. 2.15 inserted (1.3.2021) by virtue of The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/275), regs. 1, 2(3)(c)

F7

Word in sch. 5 para. 2.15 omitted (6.4.2026) by virtue of The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/312), regs. 1, 2(3)(a) (with reg. 3)

F8

Sch. 5 para. 2.15(i) inserted (6.4.2026) by The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/312), regs. 1, 2(3)(a) (with reg. 3)

F9

Words in sch. 5 para. 2.15 inserted (6.4.2026) by The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/312), regs. 1, 2(3)(b) (with reg. 3)