Part 5SOther climate change provisions

Chapter 4SThe Scottish civil estate

77Scottish civil estate: supplementaryS

(1)For the purposes of this section and sections 75 and 76—

(a)“building” means a building that uses energy for heating or cooling the whole or any part of its interior; and

(b)a building is part of the civil estate in Scotland if it—

(i)is used for the purposes of Scottish central government administration; and

(ii)is of a description of buildings for which the Scottish Ministers have responsibilities in relation to efficiency and sustainability.

(2)The Scottish Ministers may, by order, provide—

(a)for buildings of a description specified in the order to be treated as being, or as not being, part of the civil estate;

(b)for uses specified in the order to be treated as being, or as not being, uses for the purposes of Scottish central government administration.