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The Building (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017

Type Scottish-Statutory-Instrument

Publication 2017-06-20

State In force

Jurisdiction Scotland

Department Queen's Printer for Scotland

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Made: 20th June 2017

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 20th June 2017

Coming into force: 30th June 2017

In accordance with section 1(2) of that Act[^f00002] they have consulted such persons as appeared to them to be representative of the interests concerned.

Citation and commencement

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These Regulations may be cited as the Building (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 and come into force on 30th June 2017.

Amendment of the Building (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

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(1) The Building (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017[^f00003] are amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In regulation 2(3) (amendment of the Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2004), in the definition of “legible in all material respects” contained in new regulation 2A(7) (as inserted by that provision), for “or given” substitute “sent”.

(3) In regulation 3(3) (amendment of the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004), in new paragraph 23A (as inserted by that provision), after “boundary” insert “or”.

Signed

KEVIN STEWART — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 20th June 2017

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Building (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (“the 2017 Regulations”).

Regulation 2(3) of the 2017 Regulations amends the Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 to insert regulation 2A, which deals with electronic communications. Regulation 2(2) of these Regulations amends regulation 2(3) of the 2017 Regulations to make a minor amendment to a definition in new regulation 2A.

Regulation 3(3) of the 2017 Regulations amends the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 to insert paragraph 23A, which provides that a detached single-storey building used in connection with recreation will not require a building warrant, subject to exceptions. Regulation 2(3) amends paragraph 23A to create an exception for buildings within 6 metres of a boundary or of another building.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2003 asp 8.

[^f00002]: Section 1(2) was amended by section 6(2) of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8).

[^f00003]: S.S.I. 2017/188.

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