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Scottish Statutory Instruments
2019 No. 210
Building And Buildings
The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019
Made
12th June 2019
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
14th June 2019
Coming into force
1st October 2019
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1, 54(2) and schedule 1 of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003(1), and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 1(2) of that Act(2) they have consulted with such persons as appear to them to be representative of the interests concerned.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 and come into force on 1 October 2019.
Amendment of the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004
2.-(1) The Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004(3) are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In schedule 5 (building standards applicable to design and construction), in paragraph 2.4 (cavities)-
(a)omit "unseen", and
(b)for "concealed spaces" substitute "cavities".
KEVIN STEWART
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
12th June 2019
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 ("the 2004 Regulations"), which set out functional standards for buildings.
Regulation 2(2) amends schedule 5 of the 2004 Regulations to provide that in terms of standard 2.4, buildings are to be designed and constructed in such a way that in the event of an outbreak of fire within the building the spread of fire and smoke within cavities in the structure and fabric of the building is inhibited.
(1)
(2)
Section 1(2) was amended by section 6(2) of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8).
(3)
S.S.I. 2004/406, as relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2006/534.