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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 28th March 2007.
(2) In these Regulations references to “Schedule 2” and “Schedule 5” are references to those parts of the Schedule to the Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006 substituting new schedules for Schedules 2 and 5 of the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004.
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In the Schedule to the Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006–
(a) for Schedule 2 (conversions to which the regulations apply) substitute Schedule 2 as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations; and
(b) in Schedule 5 (building standards applicable to design and construction)–
(i) in paragraph 6.9, in the sub-paragraph headed Limitation, for sub-paragraph (a)(iii) substitute–“
(iii) conversions, alterations and extensions to buildings other than alterations and extensions to stand-alone buildings having an area less than 50 square metres that would increase the area to 50 square metres or more, or alterations to buildings involving the fit-out of the building shell which is the subject of a continuing requirement;”; and
(ii) in paragraph 6.10, for the sub-paragraph headed Limitation substitute–“
This standard does not apply to–
(a) domestic buildings;
(b) communal areas of buildings in different occupation;
(c) district or block heating systems where each part of the building designed for different occupation is fitted with heat meters; or
(d) heating fired by solid fuel or biomass.”.
RHONA BRANKIN
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
6th March 2007
SCHEDULE
Regulation 2(a)

“
SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 4
1 
Changes in the occupation or use of a building to create a dwelling or dwellings or a part thereof.
2 
Changes in the occupation or use of a building ancillary to a dwelling to increase the area of human occupation.
3 
Changes in the occupation or use of a building which alters the number of dwellings in the building.
4 
Changes in the occupation or use of a domestic building to any other type of building.
5 
Changes in the occupation or use of a residential building to any other type of building.
6 
Changes in the occupation or use of a residential building which involve a significant alteration of the characteristics of the persons who occupy, or who will occupy, the building, or which significantly increase the number of people occupying, or expected to occupy, the building.
7 
Changes in the occupation or use of a building so that it becomes a residential building.
8 
Changes in the occupation or use of an exempt building (in terms of Schedule 1) to a building which is not so exempt.
9 
Changes in the occupation or use of a building to allow access by the public where previously there was none.
10 
Changes in the occupation or use of a building to accommodate parts in different occupation where previously it was not so occupied.”.
