# The Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004, Paragraph 4.5: Electrical safety


Every building must be designed and constructed in such a way that the electrical installation does not–
(a) threaten the health and safety of the people in, and around, the building; and
(b) become a source of fire.
Limitation
This standard does not apply to an electrical installation–
(a) serving a building or any part of a building to which the Mines and Quarries Act 1954 or the Factories Act 1961 applies; or
(b) forming part of the works of an undertaker to which regulations for the supply and distribution of electricity made under the Electricity Act 1989 apply.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/406/schedule/5/paragraph/4.5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-scotland-regulations-2004/schedule-5/paragraph-4.5
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