Building Standards technical handbook 2017: domestic buildings

The Building Standards technical handbooks provide guidance on achieving the standards set in the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and are available in two volumes, domestic buildings and non-domestic buildings. This publication is available in html and also in PDF format (in 'supporting documents' ).


Legislation - Statutory Instruments

Table Appendix B.5. LEGISLATION - STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

Title Section
Boiler (Efficiency) Regulations, 1993 3
Building (Procedure)(Scotland) Regulations, 2004 6
Building (Scotland) Act, 2003 0
Building (Scotland) Regulations, 2004 0
Cinematographic (Safety) (Scotland) Regulations 1955 2
Civic Government (Scotland) Act, 1982 – Order 2000 2
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, 1994 5
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, 2007 1, 2, 5
Control of Pollution Act 1974 3
Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere Regulations 2002 2
Electricity Act 1989 4
Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 4
Energy Act 1983 4
Environment Act 1995 3
Environmental Protection Act, 1990 3
EU Directive 1999/5/EC – Radio and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment Directive 3
EU Directive 2002/91/EC on the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD) 6
EU Directive 2006/95/EC Low Voltage Directive 3
EU Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources 6
Factories Act 1961 4
Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 as amended 2
Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006 2
Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 1, 2
Gas Appliance (Safety) Regulations, 1995 3
Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations, 1998 3, 4
Groundwater Regulations 1998 3
Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 0
Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 2
Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 2
Manual Handling Operations Regulations, 1992 5
Mines and Quarries Act 1954 4
Pipelines Safety Regulations 1996, SI 1996 No 825 2
Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 2
Safety of Sports Grounds Act, 1975 1, 2
Sewage (Scotland) Act, 1968 3
Water Byelaws 2004 3
Water Environment (Controlled Activities)(Scotland) Regulations 2005 3
Water Environment (Oil Storage)(Scotland) Regulations 2006 3
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