The Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1991
These Regulations further amend the Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 1981. The principal changes are as follows:the updating of references to the building standards regulations to take account of the Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations 1990 (SI 1990/2179) and their supporting volume, the Technical Standards (ISBN 0-11-494105-X), and consequential amendments (regulations 3, 6, 7, 14, 15(a) and (b));an amendment to clarify that extensions to warrants may only be granted during the life of the warrant (regulation 4);an amendment concerning the 14 days allowed to local authorities to consider an application for a certificate of completion to clarify that this period starts from the date on which the local authority receive the application (regulation 5);an amendment to allow local authorities to grant a relaxation of the building standards regulations as soon as all parties concerned have indicated they are content with the draft direction (regulation 8);an amendment giving local authorities discretion as to the form in which plans are retained for record purposes (regulation 13);amendment to Schedule 1 to the principal Regulationsto require more information with applications for demolition warrants;to allow local authorities more discretion concerning the acceptance of simpler plans; andto oblige local authorities to accept plans drawn on polyester film (regulation 15(d), (f) and (g)).