{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-standards-scotland-regulations-1990/regulation-32",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-standards-scotland-regulations-1990/regulation-32.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1990/2179",
  "legislation_title": "The Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-standards-scotland-regulations-1990",
  "path": "regulation/32",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "32",
  "heading": "Stairs, ramps and protective barriers",
  "text": "(1) A stair or ramp which forms part of a building or which is provided to meet a requirement of these Regulations shall provide a safe means of passage for users of the building.\n(2) Except where the provision of protective barriers would obstruct the use of such areas, every stair, ramp, raised floor or other raised accessible area which forms part of a building or which is provided to meet a requirement of these Regulations shall have a suitable protective barrier where necessary.\n(3) Paragraph (1) shall not be subject to specification in a notice served under section 11 of the Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/1999/173",
      "affecting_title": "The Building Standards and Procedure Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 1999"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1994/1266",
      "affecting_title": "The Building Standards (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1994"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/2179/regulation/32",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:58:22.753789+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}