RR(FS)O England & Wales V RR(FS)O Scotland

[Ashley Wood]

To save me trawling through paperwork, can anyone tell me what the major differences are (if any) between the English/Welsh regs and the Scottish regs?

Thanks

Ashley

[Ricardo]

Ashley

If you check down the "Guides and Legislation " section of the forum, there is a post there that one of the members started re this subject

[afterburner]

Ashley, probably the first difference is the title, there is no such thing as the RR(FS)O Scotland, it is the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Fire Safety (Scotland) Regualtions 2006.

[afterburner]

got that last submission submitted too early!
Second difference the Scottish legislation has removed 'Crown Immunity' (both the Act and the Regs apply to the Crown).
Apart from that I think the two are intended to be very similar

[afterburner]

http://www.infoscotland.com/firelaw/files/legislation-overview.htm will give you an overview of the Act, and http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/ssi2006/20060456.htm will get you a copy of the Regs

Hope this helps

[PhilB]

And Scotland has a much nicer definition of domestic premises. It includes the comon parts and avoids a legislative overlap with housing law.

[AnthonyB]

The guidance in scotland (& Northern Ireland, whose draft appears based on the Scottish Regs not the England & Wales ones) appears not to use the term or require a nominated  'responsible person' and simply defines who is required to comply

[Redone]

Do either of these apply to Southern Ireland?

[Gasmeter]

No, they develop their own legislation in response to European directives, like any other independent country.  This site might help:  www.irlgov.ie