# The School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 1967, Regulation 6: Interpretation of Part III

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(1) In regulation 7 the area of a site for a school and any extension thereof shall exclude any area calculated in accordance with regulation 8.
(2) In regulation 8 the area of a site for a playing field shall exclude any area calculated in accordance with regulation 7.
(3) Any area calculated in accordance with regulations 7 and 8 shall exclude any part of a contiguous public road or footpath or any ground unsuitable for the purposes of the school or playing fields which would otherwise be part of the site.
(4) In regulations 9 to 13 inclusive, “area” means the internal space in square metres calculated by measuring from the internal faces of external walls to the centre line of internal walls and partitions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1967/1199/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-premises-general-requirements-and-standards-scotland-regulations-1967/regulation-6
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