# The Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004, Paragraph 4.2: Access within buildings


Every building must be designed and constructed in such a way that–
(a) in non-domestic buildings, safe, unassisted and convenient means of access is provided throughout the building;
(b) in residential buildings, a proportion of the rooms intended to be used as bedrooms must be accessible to a wheelchair user;
(c) in domestic buildings, safe and convenient means of access is provided within common areas and to each dwelling;
(d) in dwellings, safe and convenient means of access is provided throughout the dwelling; and
(e) in dwellings, unassisted means of access is provided to, and throughout, at least one level.
Limitation
There is no requirement to provide access suitable for a wheelchair user–
(a) in a non-domestic building not served by a lift, to a room, intended to be used as a bedroom, that is not on an entrance storey; or
(b) in a domestic building not served by a lift, within common areas and to each dwelling, other than on an entrance storey.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/406/schedule/5/paragraph/4.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-scotland-regulations-2004/schedule-5/paragraph-4.2
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