# The School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 1967, Regulation 23: Heating

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(1) The heating system in every school building shall be such as to secure that, when the outside temperature is 0 degrees centigrade (0 degrees Celsius) and when the heating system is heating air at a rate specified in column (2) of Table X the temperature at a height of not more than 1 metre from the floor shall be the temperature specified in column (3) as appropriate to the type of accommodation specified in column (1).
TABLE X
Type of accommodation
Number of air changes per hour to be heated by the heating system
Temperatures
(1)
(2)
(3)
Medical inspection room, changing room, bathroom, water closet and shower room
3
18.5°C
Teaching space, dining room, nursery room, common room and staff room
2
17°C
Assembly area, lecture hall, theatre and cinema
1½
15.5°C
Sickroom
3
14.5°C
Cloakroom and corridors
2
13°C
Gymnasia
1½
13°C
Games hall
1
10°C
(2) In every school building the water temperature of a swimming pool shall be not less than 24°C, and the air temperature in the hall of a swimming pool shall be not less than the chosen water temperature.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1967/1199/regulation/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-premises-general-requirements-and-standards-scotland-regulations-1967/regulation-23
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