Statutory Instrument 1990 No. 2179 (S.187)

      The Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations 1990


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1990 No. 2179 (S.187)

BUILDING AND BUILDINGS

The Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations 1990

Made 1st November 1990
Laid before Parliament 14th November 1990
Coming into force 1st April 1991


ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I
GENERAL
1.  Citation and commencement
2.  Interpretation
3.  Exempted classes of buildings
4.  Fixtures not requiring a warrant
5.  Limited life buildings
6.  Classification of buildings by purpose
7.  Occupancy capacity
8.  Measurements
PART II
BUILDING STANDARDS
9.  Compliance with building standards
10.  Fitness of materials
11.  Structure
12.  Structural fire precautions
13.  Means of escape from fire and facilities for fire-fighting
14.  Heat-producing installations
15.  Storage of liquid and gaseous fuels
16-18.  Preparation of sites and resistance to moisture
19-21.  Resistance to transmission of sound
22.  Conservation of fuel and power
23.  Ventilation of buildings
24-25.  Drainage and sanitary facilities
26.  Electrical installations
27-28.  Miscellaneous hazards
29.  Facilities for dwellings
30-31.  Storage of waste
32.  Stairs, ramps and protective barriers
33.  Facilities for disabled people
PART III
REVOCATIONS ETC
34.  Revocations and transitional provisions

SCHEDULES

  1.  Exempted classes of buildings

  2.  Fixtures not requiring a warrant

  3.  Classification of buildings by purpose

  4.  Occupancy load factors to be applied to rooms and spaces without fixed seating, other than in buildings of purpose group 1

  5.  Rules of measurement

  6.  Revocations

 

Explanatory Note


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