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.
The 2nd edition of the handbook covers legislation that came into force on 1 May 2007.
Please note that the Procedural Handbook has been updated to reflect the legislative changes that came into force on 1 May 2009 and 4 January 2009 and replacement pages can be accessed below:
- Procedural Handbook pdf
- Combined EPC (loose insert) pdf
- May 2009 replacement pages pdf
- January 2009 replacement pages pdf
The May 2009 replacement pages with the changes highlighted can be accessed here.
The January 2009 replacement pages with the changes highlighted 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.
