Procedures and Legislation
Procedural Handbook - Second Edition - May 2007
The Procedural Handbook explains the procedures set up by the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 and the Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2004.
The purpose of the Handbook is to clarify the intent of the procedure regulations and expand upon the procedures set out by the Act. Unlike the Technical Handbooks and other guidance documents issued by Scottish Ministers to support the building regulations, this handbook has no specific legal status, but is designed to aid the practical operation of the procedures.
Please note that the second edition of the handbook covers legislation that came into force on 1 May 2007.
The Handbook 2007 may be downloaded as a PDF from:
A summary of the changes that have been introduced between the 1st and 2nd editions can be accessed here.
Printed copies of the Procedural
Handbook are available from the Scottish Building Standards.
Requests for copies may be sent by post, fax or email to Sarah.Waugh@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
The cost, including postage, for the Procedural Handbook is as follows:
- £10.00 each, when ordering 1 or 2 copies
- £9.00 each, when ordering 3 or 4 copies
- £8.00 each, when ordering 5 or 6 copies
- £7.00 each, when ordering 7 or more copies
All orders will be dispatched with an Invoice. Payment should be made on receipt.
The Procedural Handbook 1st Edition (2005) can be accessed here.
