RAMS rules in Scotland

• A building warrant is needed before constructing or demolishing a building, and for a conversion (Building (Scotland) Act 2003 s.8). Doing the work without one is an offence by the person doing it, the person it is done for, or the owner.
• A completion certificate must be submitted to the verifier when the work is finished (s.17). The duty sits with the person who did the work, unless it was done for someone else.
• Hazardous waste in Scotland is special waste. Every movement must travel on a special waste consignment note with a unique SEPA issued code.
• From 1 November 2025, waste carriers are regulated by SEPA under EASR. Anyone carrying only their own construction and demolition waste needs a transporting your own waste authorisation, even if it is only occasional.
• Fire law is the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005, not the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 used in England and Wales. HSE enforces it on construction sites; the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service enforces it elsewhere (s.61).
• Works in a road are recorded on the Scottish Road Works Register, kept by the Scottish Road Works Commissioner (New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 s.112A).

• Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (GB, applies in Scotland)
• Fire (Scotland) Act 2005, Part 3
• Building (Scotland) Act 2003
• New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, s.112A (Scottish Road Works Register)

Regulator: Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

• F10 to HSE, the same as in England: when construction work will last more than 30 working days with more than 20 workers at the same time, or exceed 500 person days. The client notifies.
• Building warrant before construction, demolition or conversion starts, and a completion certificate to the verifier when it is finished.
• A special waste consignment note, with a SEPA code, for each movement of special waste.
• Road works are entered on the Scottish Road Works Register.