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Paragraph 3.5 Existing drainsF1

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

Every building must not be constructed over an existing drain (including a field drain) that is to remain active.

Limitation

This standard does not apply where it is not reasonably practicable to re-route an existing drain.

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)