Building And Buildings Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Building (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 1st October 2013. Amendment of the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 2 1 The Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). 2 In Schedule 5 (building standards applicable to design and construction)— a at the end of paragraph (e) of the limitation to the standard contained in paragraph 2.15 (automatic fire suppression systems: school buildings) insert “, other than a building forming part of an existing school or an extension to a school building where it is not reasonably practicable to install an automatic fire suppression system in that building or extension”; b in the limitation to the standard contained in paragraph 3.25 (solid waste storage) for “dwelling” substitute “flat or maisonette”; c after paragraph 3.26 (dungsteads and farm effluent tanks) insert— Water efficiency 3.27 Every building must be designed and constructed in such a way that sanitary facilities with water efficient fittings which are designed for the prevention of undue consumption of water are installed. Limitation This standard applies only to dwellings. ; and d in paragraph 7.1 (statement of sustainability)— i in sub-paragraph (a), after “dwelling” insert “or school building containing classrooms”; ii in sub-paragraph (b), after “non-domestic building,” insert “other than a school building containing classrooms,”; and iii in paragraph (a) of the limitation to the standard contained in paragraph 7.1 omit from “, other than” to the end. 3 In Schedule 6 (building standards applicable to conversions) , in paragraph 1(b), after “3.26” insert “, 3.27”. Amendment of the Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 3 1 The Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4). 2 In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “fire authority” insert— “fire safety design summary” means information relating to the design and construction of the building, and the services, fittings and equipment provided in or in connection with the building, which will assist in the operation and maintenance of the building for fire safety purposes; . 3 In regulation 41(submission of completion certificates)— a after paragraph (bb) omit “and”; and b after paragraph (bc) — i omit “and”; and ii insert— bd in the case where the completion certificate relates to the construction of, or conversion to, a new non-domestic building, a fire safety design summary; and . 4 After regulation 57(2)(b)(ii) (maintenance of records) insert— iia fire safety design summaries; . Amendment of the Building (Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 4 In the Schedule to the Building (Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 , in the declarations in form 5 (completion certificate – submission) and form 6 (completion certificate where no building warrant obtained – submission), after “I enclose a copy of the statement of sustainability issued for the purpose of regulation 9 of and section 7 of Schedule 5 to the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004.” insert— I enclose a fire safety design summary submitted in accordance with regulation 41(bd) of the Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2004. . Transitional provision 5 1 The amendments made by these Regulations do not apply to work which, by virtue of regulation 5 of and Schedule 3 to the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004, does not require a building warrant if that work is— a completed before 1st October 2013; or b not completed before that date and— i the contract for the work is entered into before 1st October 2013; and ii the work is completed before 31st January 2014. DEREK MACKAY Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 9th May 2013