Edifice

Edifice in United Kingdom

Protected lobby in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003

Meaning of Protected lobby in the context of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003: a lobby within a protected zone but separated from the remainder of theprotected zone so as to resist the movement of smoke from the adjoining accommodation to the remainder of the protected zone.

Ventilator in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003

Meaning of Ventilator in the context of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003: a window, rooflight, grille or similar building component (and in the case of adwelling includes a door) capable of being opened to provide ventilation.

Service opening in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003

Meaning of Service opening in the context of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003: any opening to accommodate a duct, pipe, conduit or cable (including fibre optics or similar tubing).

Glazing in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003

Meaning of Glazing in the context of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003: any permanently secured sheet of glass or plastics, and glazed should be construed accordingly.

Upper Storey in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003

Meaning of Upper Storey in the context of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003: any storey which is above the level of the ground storey.

“Storey” in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003

Meaning of “Storey” in the context of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003: that part of a building which is situated between the top of any floor being the lowest floor level within the storey and the top of the floor next above it being the highest floor level within the storey or, if there is no floor above it, between the top of the floor and the ceiling above it or, if there is no ceiling above it, the internal surface of the roof; and for this purpose agallery or catwalk, or an openwork floor or storage racking, shall be considered to be part of thestorey in which it is situated.

Ground Storey in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003

Meaning of Ground Storey in the context of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003: the storey of a building in which there is situated an entrance to the buildingfrom the level of the adjoining ground or, if there is more than one such storey, the lower or lowest of these.


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