Section 63 Building assessment reportsI1I2
A relevant person must prepare reports in relation to each non-domestic building in which the person has an interest.
A report prepared under subsection (1) (a “building assessment report”) must set out, in relation to each non-domestic building covered by the report, an assessment of—
the potential for the non-domestic building to be supplied with thermal energy by means of a heat network,
the period for which any system providing thermal energy to the non-domestic building is expected to continue to operate effectively and efficiently.
A building assessment report must—
be prepared in the manner as may be specified, and
at such intervals as may be specified.
For the purposes of this section—
a relevant person has an interest in a non-domestic building if—
the relevant person has a right of ownership in the non-domestic building,
the relevant person has such other interest in the non-domestic building as may be specified,
where more than one relevant person has a right of ownership, or other interest as may be specified by regulations under paragraph (a)(ii), in a non-domestic building, a building assessment report must be prepared by one of those persons.
In this section, “specified” means specified in regulations made by the Scottish Ministers.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 63 in force at 16.1.2023 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2022/376, reg. 2, sch.
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S. 63 in force at 30.5.2023 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2023/148, reg. 2(1)(2)(j)