TheScottish Governmentsought parliamentary approvalfor a 12-month delay to legislation which requires all homes in Scotland to have interlinked smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, following criticism of the timing of implementation due to the impact of coronavirus. The new standard, which c...
“Reasonablestateofrepair”isnotdefinedinthelegislation.Butbroadlyit reflectsthattheconditionoftheequipmentiswhatareasonablepersonwould expecttakingthecircumstancesintoaccount.Equipmentthatisnotsafefor usewouldnotbeinareasonablestateofrepair. AnotherpartoftheRepairingStandardisthatahouseshouldhave satisfactoryprovisionfor...