Registration scheme for structural design for Scotland

Citation

(2005), "Registration scheme for structural design for Scotland", Structural Survey, Vol. 23 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/ss.2005.11023dab.010

Registration scheme for structural design for Scotland

Registration scheme for structural design for Scotland

Keywords: Certification, Structural design, Scotland

As of May 1, 2005 engineers registered as Approved Certifiers of Design (Building Structures) are able to certify the structural design of a building in Scotland. The new system places the responsibility of certifying the structure of a building with an individual certifier and it replaces the scheme of self-certification that has operated since 1992. The newly launched registration scheme, a joint initiative of the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) and the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), has been driven by new legislation introduced in Scotland – the Building (Scotland) Act 2003. A company named Structural Engineers Registration Ltd has been created to administer and manage the scheme on behalf of the Scottish Building Standards Agency (SBSA).