Citation, commencement and extent

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 (Exemptions for Defence and National Security) Order 2009 and comes into force on 1st May 2009.

(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.

Interpretation

2. In this Order–

(a) “the 2003 Act” means the Building (Scotland) Act 2003( 2 );

(b) “building” has the same meaning as in section 55 of the 2003 Act.

Exemptions for defence and national security

3. The provisions of the 2003 Act and any subordinate legislation made under it shall not apply to–

(a) a building, or work to or in a building, used or to be used for the purposes of national security;

(b) work to or in a building, carried out for the purposes of national security; or

(c) a building, or work to or in a building, occupied for the purposes of–

(i) the Secretary of State for Defence;

(ii) the Defence Council;

(iii) any of the armed forces of the Crown;

(iv) any visiting force as defined in the Visiting Forces Act 1952( 3 ); or

(v) any international headquarters or defence organisation designated for the purposes of the International Headquarters and Defence Organisations Act 1964( 4 ).