Specifier

In England and Wales installation work relating to domestic solid fuel, wood and biomass and the associated systems for heating, controls, hot water etc are subject to Building Regulations. The Approved Documents F, J, L, G, P are applicable and most work is notifiable to the relevant Local Authority. The information notified to them is required for household insurance and the future sale of properties. Where work is carried out by a HETAS Registered Installer, who is registered for the category of work being done, the installer can self-certificate their work via HETAS rather than the customer applying for a Building Notice from their Local Authority. The HETAS route saves a lot of money and time for consumers and gives Registered Businesses an opportunity to charge a fair fee for a professional installation, including the notification process.

Approved Document F	Approved Document J
Approved Document L1A	Approved Document L1B
Approved Document L2A	Approved Document L2B
Domestic Building Compliance Guide

Scottish Ministers are responsible for Building Standards in Scotland with the key purpose of protecting the public interest, creating Building Regulations and preparing technical guidance to ensure buildings are safe, efficient and sustainable for all. Both the domestic and non domestic 2011 Technical Handbooks have now been consolidated to include publication errata and the changes brought about by the Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011. These versions now include the new Section 7: Sustainability alongside minor changes to the technical guidance and can be downloaded from Building Standards section of The Scottish Government website:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/Building/Building-standards