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Paragraph 7.1 Statement of sustainabilityF1F2

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—

(a)

with regard to a dwelling F3or school building containing classrooms, a level of sustainability specified by the Scottish Ministers in respect of carbon dioxide emissions, resource use, building flexibility, adaptability and occupant well-being is achieved;

(b)

with regard to a non-domestic building, F4other than a school building containing classrooms, a level of sustainability specified by the Scottish Ministers in respect of carbon dioxide emissions is achieved; and

(c)

a statement of the level of sustainability achieved is affixed to the dwelling or non-domestic building.

Limitation

This standard does not apply to—

(a)

alterations and extensions to buildingsF5...;

(b)

conversions of buildings;

(c)

buildings that are ancillary to a dwelling that are stand-alone having an area less than 50 square metres;

(d)

buildings which will not be heated or cooled other than by heating provided solely for the purpose of frost protection;

(e)

buildings intended to have a life not exceeding the period specified in regulation 6; or

(f)

conservatories.

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 Section 7 inserted (1.5.2011) by The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/120), regs. 1, 2(4)

F3

Words in sch. 5 para. 7.1(a) inserted (1.10.2013) by The Building (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/143), regs. 1, 2(2)(d)(i) (with reg. 5)

F4

Words in sch. 5 para. 7.1(b) inserted (1.10.2013) by The Building (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/143), regs. 1, 2(2)(d)(ii) (with reg. 5)

F5

Words in Sch. 5 para. 7.1 omitted (1.10.2013) by virtue of The Building (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/143), regs. 1, 2(2)(d)(iii) (with reg. 5)