# The Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations 1990, Regulation 19: Resistance to transmission of sound


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), every wall which separates a dwelling from another building and, in the case of a dwelling forming part of a building, every wall and floor which separates the dwelling from another part of the building shall provide adequate resistance to transmission of airborne sound.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a wall between a dwelling and any area which is open to the external air.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/2179/regulation/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-standards-scotland-regulations-1990/regulation-19
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