Regulation 2 Amendment of the Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations 1990

(1)

The Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations 1990^f1 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2)

In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation) for the definition of “Technical standards”^f2 there shall be substituted the following:—

““Technical Standards” means the Technical Standards for compliance with the Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations 1990 issued by the Scottish Office in October 1990 as amended by the substitute pages issued by the Scottish Office in and dated July 1993^f3 and June 1994;”.

(3)

In regulation 11 (structure), for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs:—

“(2)

Subject to paragraph (3), every building of five or more storeys shall be so constructed that in the event of damage occurring to any part of the structure of the building the extent of any resultant collapse will not be disproportionate to the cause of the damage.

(3)

In calculating the number of storeys for the purpose of paragraph (2), no account shall be taken of any storey within a roof space where the slope of the roof does not exceed 70° to the horizontal.”.

(4)

In regulation 25 (sanitary facilities) for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following:—

“(2)

This regulation shall apply to all buildings other than buildings or any part of a building to which—

(a)

the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992^f4 apply;

(b)

section 7 of the Factories Act 1961^f5 applies; or

(c)

the School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 1967 to 1979^f6 apply.”.

(5)

In regulation 27 (miscellaneous hazards)—

(a)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

the words “and rooflights” shall be added to the end of sub-paragraph (c), and

(ii)

the following sub-paragraphs shall be added after sub-paragraph (e):—

“(f)

the positioning of manual controls for operation of windows and rooflights;

(g)

the means of access to a roof.”; and

(b)

for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following:—

“(2)

Paragraph (1)(e) shall apply only, and paragraph (1)(f) and (g) shall not apply, to buildings of purpose group 1.”.

(6)

In paragraph (2) of regulation 32 (stairs, ramps and protective barriers) for the words “every stair, ramp, raised floor or other” there shall be substituted the words “every floor, stair, ramp or”.

(7)

In regulation 33 (facilities for disabled people)—

(a)

for the heading there shall be substituted “Access and facilities for disabled people”;

(b)

for paragraphs (1) and (2) there shall be substituted the following:—

“(1)

Subject to paragraph (4), a building to which this regulation applies shall be provided with adequate access and suitable aids for disabled people.

(2)

In every such building in which sanitary facilities are provided, there shall be adequate provision of such facilities for disabled people.”;

(c)

in paragraph (3) for the word “storey” there shall be substituted the word “building”; and

(d)

for paragraph (4)(a) and (b) there shall be substituted the following:—

“(a)

surgeries with access at ground level which form part of a building of purpose group 1;

(b)

buildings of purpose groups 2 to 6 inclusive; and

(c)

car parks and parking garages of purpose sub-group 7B or 7C,”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1990/2179, amended by S.I. 1993/1457.
f2: Substituted by S.I. 1993/1457.
f3: These amendments to the Technical Standards were given effect to by S.I. 1993/1457.
f4: S.I. 1992/3004.
f5: 1961 c. 34; section 7 was amended by S.I. 1974/1941 and repealed by S.I. 1992/3004. That repeal does not come into force until 1st January 1996 with respect to any workplace or part of a workplace which is not a new workplace or a modification, extension or conversion: see S.I. 1992/3004, regulation 1(3).
f6: S.I. 1967/1199, 1973/322 and 1979/1186.