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United Kingdom Statutory Instrument

The Building Standards (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1994

These Regulations make further amendments to the Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations 1990 by modifying the requirements in relation to construction of buildings consisting of five or more storeys and as to the provision of protective barriers; amending the application of the requirement to provide sanitary facilities; laying down new safety requirements for roof and window access; and extending the requirements for facilities for disabled people, in particular access to the upper floors of buildings. Amendment of the definition of “Technical Standards” at regulation 2(2) provides through the substitute pages dated June 1994 mentioned therein, the means of compliance with these new requirements and gives effect to other minor changes including requiring a suitable means of escape from buildings for disabled people in the event of fire, reducing an onerous width requirement on common stairs in blocks of flats, simplifying requirements for spiral stairs and extending the ran ffige of equivalent standards which, along with any standard or specification named in the Technical Standards, will be deemed in accordance with regulation 9(2) of the 1990 Regulations to satisfy the relevant requirements.

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The Building Standards (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1994 from Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament
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United Kingdom Statutory Instrument
Date published
19 May 1994
Last updated
27 April 2017
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Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament

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