
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 and come into force on 9th January 2013.
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(1) The Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) For regulation 17(1)(b) (continuing requirements) substitute—“
(b) following each inspection of that system the owner of the building or, where the owner is not the occupier, the occupier is given a report containing the result of the inspection and including recommendations for the cost-effective improvement of the energy performance of that system.”.
(3) In Schedule 5 (building standards applicable to design and construction) in the limitation to the standard contained in paragraph 6.9 (energy performance certificates), for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—“
(b) Standard 6.9(c) only applies to buildings—
(i) with a floor area of more than 500 square metres;
(ii) into which members of the public have an express or implied licence to enter; and
(iii) which are visited by members of the public on at least a weekly basis.”.
DEREK MACKAY
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
26th June 2012