Publication - Advice and guidance

Building standards technical handbook 2020: domestic

Published: 2 December 2020
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design
ISBN: 978-1-78544-328-2

The building standards technical handbooks provide guidance on achieving the standards set in the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004. This handbook applies to a building warrant submitted on or after 1 March 2021 and to building work which does not require a warrant commenced from that date.

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0.15 Securing of unoccupied and partially completed buildings

Regulation 15

Subject to paragraph (2) a person carrying on work shall ensure that any building which is partly constructed or partly demolished or which has been completed but not yet occupied is, so far as reasonably practicable, properly secured or closed against unauthorised entry at all times when work thereon is not in progress.

Nothing in paragraph (1) shall apply to any work where the local authority is satisfied that adequate supervision of the building is being or will be maintained for the purpose of securing the building.

0.15.1 Explanation

Regulation 15 requires that all building sites where there are unfinished or partially complete works are kept safe and secure.

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0.15 Securing of unoccupied and partially completed buildings

Regulation 15

0.15.1 Explanation

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